Proverbs 30:32:2Prov.30.32.W2TAB
בְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א
vehitnase
“in exalting yourself”
- Transliteration
- ve-hit-na-SE
- Extended
- veh-hiht-nah-SEH
- IPA
- /vəhith.naˈsːeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in exalting yourself
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-hit-na-SE
- clause
im-na-VAL-te ve-hit-na-SE
- sentence
im-na-VAL-te ve-hit-na-SE ve-im-za-MO-ta YAD le-FE
Exegesis
The first protasis features the Qal perfect navalta {נָבַלְתָּ | nā·val·ṯā} ‘acted foolishly’ modified by the Hitpaʿel infinitive construct behitnasse {בְהִתְנַשֵּׂא | bə·hĭt·naš·śêʾ} ‘lifting yourself up’, indicating reflexive self-exaltation.
Root and etymology
n-ś-ʾnun–sin–aleph
“to lift up oneself, exalt oneself”
In context — Proverbs 30:32
If you have acted foolishly by exalting yourself, or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:32:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:32, so the Hebrew word בְהִתְנַשֵּׂ֑א (vehitnase) 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.30.32.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.32.W2.S1) and character.