Proverbs 4:16:3Prov.4.16.W3TAB
יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ
yishnu
“they sleep”
- Transliteration
- yish-NU
- Extended
- yihsh-NOO
- IPA
- /jiʃˈnuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they sleep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
yish-NU
- clause
KI LO yish-NU im-LO ya-RE-u
- sentence
KI LO yish-NU im-LO ya-RE-u ve-nig-ze-LA she-na-TAM im-LO yakh-shi-LU
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʼ} negates the Qal imperfect yishnu {יִשְׁנוּ | yišnû} ‘they sleep’, establishing general restlessness.
Root and etymology
שׁ-נ-נ
“to sleep”
In context — Proverbs 4:16
They do not sleep unless they do evil, and their sleep is stolen unless they cause someone to stumble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 4:16, so the Hebrew word יִֽ֭שְׁנוּ (yishnu) 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.4.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.16.W3.S1) and character.