Proverbs 7:24:2Prov.7.24.W2TAB
בָ֭נִים
vanim
“sons”
- Transliteration
- va-NIM
- Extended
- vaa-NEEM
- IPA
- /vaːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-NIM
- clause
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-E-U-li
- sentence
ve-a-TA va-NIM shim-E-U-li ve-hak-shi-VU le-im-RE-fi
Exegesis
The verse begins with the temporal connective ve'atta {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿăṯ-ṭāh} “and now,” establishing a transition to direct address; this is followed by the vocative banim {בָנִים | bā-nîm} “children.”
In context — Proverbs 7:24
Now then, children , listen to me, and pay attention to the words of my mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:24, so the Hebrew word בָ֭נִים (vanim) 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.7.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.24.W2.S1) and character.