Proverbs 4:16:7Prov.4.16.W7TAB
שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם
shenatam
“their sleep”
- Transliteration
- she-na-TAM
- Extended
- sheh-naa-TAAM
- IPA
- /ʃənaːˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their sleep
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
she-na-TAM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-nig-ze-LA she-na-TAM
- clause
ve-nig-ze-LA she-na-TAM im-LO yakh-shi-LU
- sentence
KI LO yish-NU im-LO ya-RE-u ve-nig-ze-LA she-na-TAM im-LO yakh-shi-LU
Exegesis
The construct noun shenatam {שְׁנָתָם | šə-nāṯām} ‘their sleep’ specifies the object, and the final conditional im-lo with the Hiphil imperfect yakshilu {יַכְשִׁילוּ | yak-šî-lû} ‘they cause to stumble’ completes a chiastic structure. The parallel negative conditionals underscore the paradox of rest attained through wrongdoing and the harm inflicted on others.
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 4:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 4:16, so the Hebrew word שְׁ֝נָתָ֗ם (shenatam) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.16.W7.S1) and character.