Proverbs 30:9:1Prov.30.9.W1TAB
פֶּ֥ן
pen
“lest”
- Transliteration
- PEN
- Extended
- PEHN
- IPA
- /ˈpɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
PEN
- phraseyour reading level
PEN e-sbe-A ve-khi-khash-TI
- clause
PEN e-sbe-A ve-khi-khash-TI ve-a-MAR-ti MI Ye-ho-VAH u-pen-i-va-RESH ve-ga-NAV-ti
- sentence
PEN e-sbe-A ve-khi-khash-TI ve-a-MAR-ti MI Ye-ho-VAH u-pen-i-va-RESH ve-ga-NAV-ti ve-ta-FAS-ti SHEM e-lo-HAI
Exegesis
The verse presents two antithetical conditional clauses introduced by pen {פֶּן | pên} ‘lest’.
In context — Proverbs 30:9
Lest I be satisfied and deny You, and say, “Who is the LORD ?” Or lest I become poor and steal and misuse the name of my God.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:9:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:9, so the Hebrew word פֶּ֥ן (pen) 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.30.9.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.9.W1.S1) and character.