Proverbs 6:20:2Prov.6.20.W2TAB
בְּ֭נִי
beni
“my son”
- Transliteration
- be-NI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈniː/
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
be-NI
- clause
ne-TSOR be-NI mits-VAHT a-VI-kha
- sentence
ne-TSOR be-NI mits-VAHT a-VI-kha ve-AL-ti-TOSH to-RAT i-ME-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the jussive command netzor {נְצֹר | nə-ṣôr} ‘keep’, immediately addressing the addressee beni {בְּנִי | bə-nî} ‘my son’.
In context — Proverbs 6:20
My son, keep the commandment of your father, and do not forsake the instruction of your mother.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:20, so the Hebrew word בְּ֭נִי (beni) 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.6.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.20.W2.S1) and character.