Isaiah 32:5:3Isa.32.5.W3TAB
לְנָבָ֖ל
lenaval
“to a fool”
- Transliteration
- le-na-VAL
- Extended
- leh-naa-VAAL
- IPA
- /lənaːˈvaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
le-na-VAL
- clause
LO-yik-ka-RE OD le-na-VAL na-DIV
- sentence
LO-yik-ka-RE OD le-na-VAL na-DIV u-le-khi-LAI LO ye-a-MER SHO-a
Exegesis
The indirect objects le-naval {לְנָבָל | lənāḇāl} “to a fool” and u-le-kilay {וּלְכִילַי | uləḵīlāy} “and to a miser” take passive predicates with adjectival complements nadiv {נָדִיב | nā-ḏīv} “noble” and shoa {שׁוֹעַ | šōʿaʿ} “abundant,” forming a chiastic structure that contrasts false honor with genuine character. The coordinate conjunction וּ (“and”) with its prepositional phrase and the mirroring of yikkare…yeamer emphasize the absolute reversal of social esteem.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–bet–lamed
“fool”
In context — Isaiah 32:5
No longer will the fool be called noble , nor the miser be said to be generous.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 32:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Isaiah 32:5, so the Hebrew word לְנָבָ֖ל (lenaval) 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 Isa.32.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.32.5.W3.S1) and character.