Jeremiah 17:11:15Jer.17.11.W15TAB
נָבָֽל׃
naval
“a fool”
- Transliteration
- na-VAL
- Extended
- naa-VAAL
- IPA
- /naːˈvaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
na-VAL
- phraseyour reading level
yih-ye na-VAL
- clause
ba-kha-TSI ye-MO ya-MAV ya-az-ve-NO u-ve-a-kha-ri-TO yih-ye na-VAL
- sentence
ko-RE da-GAR ve-LO ya-LAD O-se O-sher ve-LO ve-mish-PAT ba-kha-TSI ye-MO ya-MAV ya-az-ve-NO u-ve-a-kha-ri-TO yih-ye na-VAL
Exegesis
The concluding clause u-ve-acharito yihyeh naval {וּבְאַחֲרִית֖וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָבָֽל | ū-bə-ʾa-ḥa-rî-ṯô yi-hyêh nā-vāl} ‘and at his end he will be a fool’ employs the Qal imperfect to predict the final state. The Hebrew parallelism links the image of unproductive nesting with unjust wealth accumulation and their shared fruitlessness.
Root and etymology
נ־ב־ל
“fool”
In context — Jeremiah 17:11
Like a partridge that broods but does not hatch, so is one who amasses riches without justice ; in the middle of his days they will leave him, and at his end he will be a fool.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 17:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 17:11, so the Hebrew word נָבָֽל׃ (naval) 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 Jer.17.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.17.11.W15.S1) and character.