Proverbs 8:14:4Prov.8.14.W4TAB
בִ֝ינָ֗ה
vina
“understanding or insight”
- Transliteration
- vi-NA
- Extended
- vih-NAA
- IPA
- /viːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- understanding or insight
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
vi-NA
- phraseyour reading level
a-NI vi-NA
- clause
a-NI vi-NA LI ge-vu-RA
- sentence
li-E-TSA ve-tu-shi-YA a-NI vi-NA LI ge-vu-RA
Exegesis
The construction then shifts to a nominal clause introduced by the first-person pronoun ani {אֲנִי | ʾănî} ‘I,’ with binah {בִּינָה | bînāh} ‘understanding’ serving as predicate nominative and emphasizing internal insight.
Root and etymology
b-y-nbet–yod–nun
“to discern, understand”
In context — Proverbs 8:14
Counsel and sound wisdom are mine; I possess understanding; strength is mine.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:14, so the Hebrew word בִ֝ינָ֗ה (vina) 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.8.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.14.W4.S1) and character.