Proverbs 8:27:1Prov.8.27.W1TAB
בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ
bahakhino
“when he established”
- Transliteration
- ba-ha-khi-NO
- Extended
- bah-hah-khih-NOH
- IPA
- /bahăχiˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when he established
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ha-khi-NO
- clause
ba-ha-khi-NO sha-MA-yim SHAM a-NI
- sentence
ba-ha-khi-NO sha-MA-yim SHAM a-NI be-khu-KO KHUG al-pe-NE te-HOM
Exegesis
The verse begins with a temporal infinitive clause introduced by bahachino {בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ | bə-ḥă-ḵî-nō} ‘when he established,’ which sets the time frame for Wisdom’s presence.
Root and etymology
k-w-nkaf–waw–nun
“to establish, prepare”
In context — Proverbs 8:27
When He established the heavens, there I was; when He inscribed a circle upon the face of the deep.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:27, so the Hebrew word בַּהֲכִינ֣וֹ (bahakhino) 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.8.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.27.W1.S1) and character.