Proverbs 8:9:3Prov.8.9.W3TAB
לַמֵּבִ֑ין
lammevin
“to the one understanding”
- Transliteration
- lam-me-VIN
- Extended
- lahm-meh-VEEN
- IPA
- /lam.mɛːˈviːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the one understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
lam-me-VIN
- clause
ku-LAM ne-kho-KHIM lam-me-VIN
- sentence
ku-LAM ne-kho-KHIM lam-me-VIN vi-ya-sha-RIM le-mo-tse-E DA-at
Exegesis
The phrase lamevin {לַמֵּבִ֑ין | la-mê-vîn} uses a hiphil participle to mark the beneficiary ‘the discerning one’ in a dative construction.
Root and etymology
Rootb-y-n
“to discern, perceive”
In context — Proverbs 8:9
All of them are right to the discerning one and upright to those who find knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 8:9, so the Hebrew word לַמֵּבִ֑ין (lammevin) 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.8.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.9.W3.S1) and character.