Proverbs 30:20:4Prov.30.20.W4TAB
מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת
menaafet
“committing adultery”
- Transliteration
- me-na-A-fet
- Extended
- meh-naa-AH-feht
- IPA
- /mənaːˈʔaː.fɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- committing adultery
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-na-A-fet
- phraseyour reading level
me-na-A-fet A-khe-LA u-ma-kha-TA PI-ha
- clause
KEN DE-rekh i-SHA me-na-A-fet A-khe-LA u-ma-kha-TA PI-ha
- sentence
KEN DE-rekh i-SHA me-na-A-fet A-khe-LA u-ma-kha-TA PI-ha ve-a-me-RA lo-FA-al-TE A-ven
Exegesis
The construct derekh ishah {דֶּרֶךְ אִשָּׁה | dereḵ iššâ} “way of a woman” sets the topic, modified by the Piel participle mena’efet {מְנָאָפֶת | menā’p̄eṯ} to indicate ongoing adultery. The sequence of perfect verbs akhla … umachatah …
Root and etymology
n-ʾ-pnun–aleph–pe
“to commit adultery”
In context — Proverbs 30:20
Thus is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, and wipes her mouth , and says, “I have done no wickedness” .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 30:20, so the Hebrew word מְנָ֫אָ֥פֶת (menaafet) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Prov.30.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.20.W4.S1) and character.