Proverbs 9:8:3Prov.9.8.W3TAB
פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ
penyisnaekha
“lest he hate you”
- Transliteration
- pen-yis-na-E-kha
- Extended
- pehn-yihs-nah-EH-khah
- IPA
- /pɛn.jis.naːˈʔɛx.kɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- lest he hate you
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pen-yis-na-E-kha
- clause
al-to-KHAKH LETS pen-yis-na-E-kha
- sentence
al-to-KHAKH LETS pen-yis-na-E-kha ho-KHAKH le-kha-KHAM ve-ye-e-HA-ve-kha
Exegesis
The conjunction pen {פֶּן | pen} ‘lest’ introduces the result clause yisna’ekha {יִשְׂנָאֶךָ | yiśnāʾēḵā} ‘he will hate you’.
In context — Proverbs 9:8
Do not rebuke a mocker , or he will hate you; reprove a wise person , and he will love you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 9:8, so the Hebrew word פֶּן־יִשְׂנָאֶ֑ךָּ (penyisnaekha) 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.9.8.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.8.W3.S1) and character.