Proverbs 1:30:3Prov.1.30.W3TAB
נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ
naatsu
“they despised”
- Transliteration
- na-a-TSU
- Extended
- naa-ah-TSOO
- IPA
- /naː.ʔăˈtsuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they despised
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-a-TSU
- clause
na-a-TSU KAL-to-KHAKH-te
- sentence
lo-A-VU la-a-tsa-TI na-a-TSU KAL-to-KHAKH-te
Exegesis
The second clause begins with the Piel perfect nā‘āṣû {נָאֲצ֗וּ | nā-ʾā-ṣû} ‘they despised’, an intensive stem underscoring active rejection.
In context — Proverbs 1:30
They were not willing to accept my counsel, and they despised all my reproof.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:30, so the Hebrew word נָ֝אֲצ֗וּ (naatsu) 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.1.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.30.W3.S1) and character.