Proverbs 7:4:6Prov.7.4.W6TAB
לַבִּינָ֥ה
labina
“to understanding”
- Transliteration
- la-bi-NA
- Extended
- lah-bih-NAH
- IPA
- /labbiːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-bi-NA
- phraseyour reading level
la-bi-NA tik-RA
- clause
u-mo-DA la-bi-NA tik-RA
- sentence
e-MOR la-kha-KHMA a-KHO-ti AT u-mo-DA la-bi-NA tik-RA
Exegesis
Two parallel prepositional phrases, la-chokhmah {לַחָכְמָה | la-ḥā-ḵāh} ‘to wisdom’ and la-binah {לַבִּינָה | la-bî-nāh} ‘to understanding’, personify these virtues.
Root and etymology
b-y-nbet–yod–nun
“to discern, understand”
In context — Proverbs 7:4
Say to wisdom, “You are my sister ,” and call understanding your near relative .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 7:4, so the Hebrew word לַבִּינָ֥ה (labina) 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.7.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.4.W6.S1) and character.