Proverbs 6:34:1Prov.6.34.W1TAB
כִּֽי־קִנְאָ֥ה
kikina
“for jealousy”
- Transliteration
- KI-kin-A
- Extended
- KEE-kihn-AA
- IPA
- /ˈkiː.qinˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for jealousy
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KI-kin-A
- clause
KI-kin-A kha-MAT-ga-VER
- sentence
KI-kin-A kha-MAT-ga-VER ve-LO-ya-KHMOl be-YOM na-KAM
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} ‘for/because’ introduces a causal clause.
The construct chain kin'ah chamat gaver {קִנְאָה חֲמַת־גָּבֶר | qīn‛âh chă-mat gâ-ver} forms a genitive relationship that characterizes jealousy as the source of a man’s wrath.
Root and etymology
q-n-ʾq-n-ʾ
“to be jealous, ardently desire”
In context — Proverbs 6:34
For jealousy is the wrath of a man; therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:34:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:34, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־קִנְאָ֥ה (kikina) 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.6.34.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.34.W1.S1) and character.