Deuteronomy 15:4:5Deut.15.4.W5TAB
אֶבְי֑וֹן
evyon
“a poor person”
- Transliteration
- ev-YON
- Extended
- ev-YOHN
- IPA
- /ʔɛvˈjoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a poor person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ev-YON
- clause
E-fes KI LO yih-yeh-be-KHA ev-YON
- sentence
E-fes KI LO yih-yeh-be-KHA ev-YON ki-va-REKH ye-va-re-KHA Ye-ho-VAH ba-A-retz a-SHER Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha no-TEN-le-KHA na-cha-LA le-rish-TAH
Root and etymology
aleph-bet-yodaleph-bet-yod
“to be in need”
In context — Deuteronomy 15:4
Nevertheless, there will not be a poor one among you, for the LORD will surely bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving to you as an inheritance to possess.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 15:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Deuteronomy 15:4, so the Hebrew word אֶבְי֑וֹן (evyon) 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 Deut.15.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.15.4.W5.S1) and character.