Proverbs 4:7:3Prov.4.7.W3TAB
קְנֵ֣ה
kene
“acquire”
- Transliteration
- ke-NE
- Extended
- keh-NEE
- IPA
- /qəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- acquire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ke-NE
- clause
RE-shit KHOKH-ma ke-NE KHOKH-MA
- sentence
RE-shit KHOKH-ma ke-NE KHOKH-MA u-ve-KHOL-ki-nyan-KHA ke-NE vi-NA
Exegesis
The paired imperatives keneh {קְנֵ֣ה | qə-nēh} ‘get’ appear consecutively to amplify the exhortation, first applied to chokhmah and then to binah {בִינָֽה | bî-nāh} ‘understanding’.
Root and etymology
qof–nun–hehqof–nun–heh
“to acquire, obtain”
In context — Proverbs 4:7
At wisdom’s inception , get wisdom; and with all your acquiring , get understanding.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 4:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 4:7, so the Hebrew word קְנֵ֣ה (kene) 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.4.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.4.7.W3.S1) and character.