Proverbs 8:11:3Prov.8.11.W3TAB
מִפְּנִינִ֑ים
mippeninim
“than pearls”
- Transliteration
- mip-pe-ni-NIM
- Extended
- mip-peh-nee-NEEM
- IPA
- /mip.pə.niˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- than pearls
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
mip-pe-ni-NIM
- clause
ki-TO-VA KHAKH-MA mip-pe-ni-NIM
- sentence
ki-TO-VA KHAKH-MA mip-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSIM LO yish-ve-VU-va
Exegesis
The preposition mî {מִ | mî} ‘than’ heads the comparison phrase with the masculine plural noun pə‐nî‐nîm {פְּנִינִים | pə‐nî‐nîm} ‘precious stones’.
Root and etymology
p‐n‐np n n
“pearl, precious stone”
In context — Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies , and all desirable things cannot be compared with her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:11:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 8:11, so the Hebrew word מִפְּנִינִ֑ים (mippeninim) 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.8.11.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.11.W3.S1) and character.