Proverbs 4:18:7Prov.4.18.W7TAB
עַד־נְכ֥וֹן
adenekhon
“until being established”
- Transliteration
- ad-e-ne-KHON
- Extended
- ahd-eh-neh-KHOHN
- IPA
- /ʕad.nəˈxoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- until being established
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ad-e-ne-KHON
- phraseyour reading level
ad-e-ne-KHON ha-YOM
- clause
ho-LEKH va-OR ad-e-ne-KHON ha-YOM
- sentence
ve-O-rakh tsa-di-KIM ke-OR NO-ga ho-LEKH va-OR ad-e-ne-KHON ha-YOM
Exegesis
Finally, the temporal phrase ad-nekhon hayom {עַד־נְכוֹן הַיוֹם | ’aḏ-nə-ḵôn ha-yôm} ‘until the day is established’ uses a niphal participle to denote the culmination of the metaphorical progression into full daylight.
In context — Proverbs 4:18
But the path of the righteous is like the light of dawn, shining brighter until full daylight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:18:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 4:18, so the Hebrew word עַד־נְכ֥וֹן (adenekhon) 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.4.18.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.18.W7.S1) and character.