Proverbs 7:7:4Prov.7.7.W4TAB
בַבָּנִ֗ים
babanim
“among the sons”
- Transliteration
- ba-ba-NIM
- Extended
- bah-baa-NEEM
- IPA
- /bab.baːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- among the sons
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ba-ba-NIM
- sentence
va-E-re ba-pe-ta-IM a-vi-NA ba-ba-NIM NA-ar kha-sar-LEV
Exegesis
The spatial phrases bapetayim {בַפְּתָאיִ֗ם | pəṯāʾîm} ‘among the simple ones’ and babanim {בַבָּנִ֗ים | bə·bā·nîm} ‘among the youths’ frame parallel observation.
In context — Proverbs 7:7
I noticed among the simple ones; I perceived among the youths a young man lacking heart.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 7:7, so the Hebrew word בַבָּנִ֗ים (babanim) 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.7.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.7.W4.S1) and character.