Proverbs 7:5:4Prov.7.5.W4TAB
מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה
minnakhriya
“from a foreign woman”
- Transliteration
- min-NA-khri-YA
- Extended
- mihn-NAA-khrih-YAA
- IPA
- /minːaː.xriˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- from a foreign woman
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
min-NA-khri-YA
- clause
min-NA-khri-YA a-ma-RE-ha he-khe-li-KA
- sentence
lish-MAR-kha me-i-SHA za-RA min-NA-khri-YA a-ma-RE-ha he-khe-li-KA
Exegesis
It presents two parallel prepositional phrases, me’ishah zarah {מֵאִשָּׁה זָרָה | mēʾiššāh zārāh} and minokhriyah {מִנָּכְרִיָּה | minnōkhrīyāh}, reinforcing the warning against dangerous women.
In context — Proverbs 7:5
So they may guard you from a foreign woman, from a stranger whose words she makes smooth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:5:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 7:5, so the Hebrew word מִ֝נָּכְרִיָּ֗ה (minnakhriya) 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.7.5.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.5.W4.S1) and character.