Proverbs 6:3:4Prov.6.3.W4TAB
בְּנִ֡י
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
- phraseyour reading level
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI
- clause
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI ve-hin-na-TSEL KI va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha
- sentence
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI ve-hin-na-TSEL KI va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha LEKH hit-ra-PES u-re-HAV RE-kha
Exegesis
The vocative bənî {בְּנִ֡י | bə-nî} frames the instruction as parental counsel.
In context — Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and be delivered, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor; go, humble yourself , and plead with your neighbor.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:3, so the Hebrew word בְּנִ֡י (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.6.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.3.W4.S1) and character.