Proverbs 5:10:1Prov.5.10.W1TAB
פֶּֽן־יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ
penyisbeu
“lest they be satisfied”
- Transliteration
- pen-yis-be-U
- Extended
- pehn-yihs-beh-OO
- IPA
- /pɛn.jisbəˈʕuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest they be satisfied
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pen-yis-be-U
- clause
pen-yis-be-U za-RIM KO-khe-kha
- sentence
pen-yis-be-U za-RIM KO-khe-kha va-a-tsa-VE-kha be-VET nakh-RI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction pen {פֶּן | pên} ‘lest’, introducing a negative purpose clause typical of Hebrew wisdom.
It attaches by maqqef to the verb yisbe’u {יִשְׂבְּעוּ | yiś-bĕ-ʿû} ‘they become satisfied’, signaling consumption by others.
Root and etymology
Rootsamekh–bet–ayin
“to become full, be satisfied”
In context — Proverbs 5:10
Lest strangers be satisfied with your strength , and your labors be in the house of a foreigner.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 5:10, so the Hebrew word פֶּֽן־יִשְׂבְּע֣וּ (penyisbeu) 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.5.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.10.W1.S1) and character.