Proverbs 4:1:2Prov.4.1.W2TAB
בָ֭נִים
vanim
“sons”
- Transliteration
- va-NIM
- Extended
- vah-NEEM
- IPA
- /vaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
va-NIM
- clause
shim-E-U va-NIM MU-sar AV
- sentence
shim-E-U va-NIM MU-sar AV ve-hak-shi-VU la-DA-at bi-NA
Exegesis
The verse opens with two imperatives shim'u {שִׁמְע֣וּ | šim-ʿû} ‘hear’ and vehaqshivu {וְ֝הַקְשִׁ֗יבוּ | wə-haq-šî-vû} ‘pay attention,’ both addressed to banim {בָ֭נִים | bā-nim} ‘sons.’
Root and etymology
RootBet–Nun–Yod
“son, descendant”
In context — Proverbs 4:1
Children, listen to a father’s instruction , and be attentive so that you may come to know understanding .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 4:1, so the Hebrew word בָ֭נִים (vanim) 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.4.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.1.W2.S1) and character.