Proverbs 5:20:3Prov.5.20.W3TAB
בְנִ֣י
veni
“my son”
- Transliteration
- ve-NI
- Extended
- veh-NEE
- IPA
- /vəˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-NI
- clause
ve-la-MA tish-ge ve-NI ve-za-RA
- sentence
ve-la-MA tish-ge ve-NI ve-za-RA u-te-kha-BEK KHEK nokh-ri-YA
Exegesis
The direct address beni {בְּנִי | bə-nî} personalizes the admonition, while the paired prepositional phrases bezarah {בְזָרָה | bə-zārâ} and cheq nakhriyya {חֵק נָכְרִיָּה | ḥēq nāḵrîyyāh} balance moral drift and physical intimacy, creating a chiasm that highlights relational alienation.
In context — Proverbs 5:20
And why would you, my son, be intoxicated with a foreign woman and embrace the bosom of an outsider ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 5:20, so the Hebrew word בְנִ֣י (veni) 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.5.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.20.W3.S1) and character.