Proverbs 8:22:2Prov.8.22.W2TAB
קָ֭נָנִי
kanani
“acquired me or possessed me”
- Transliteration
- ka-NA-ni
- Extended
- kaa-NAH-nee
- IPA
- /qaːˈnaː.niː/
Meaning by language
- English
- acquired me or possessed me
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ka-NA-ni
- phraseyour reading level
ka-NA-ni re-SHIT dar-KO
- clause
ye-ho-VAH ka-NA-ni re-SHIT dar-KO
- sentence
ye-ho-VAH ka-NA-ni re-SHIT dar-KO KE-dem mif-a-LAV me-AZ
Exegesis
The verse begins with the subject YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} 'LORD', followed by the perfect verb qanani {קָנָנִי | qānānî} 'acquired me', whose first person singular suffix designates Wisdom as the direct object.
In context — Proverbs 8:22
The LORD possessed me at the beginning of His way, before His works of long ago.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 8:22, so the Hebrew word קָ֭נָנִי (kanani) 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.8.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.22.W2.S1) and character.