Proverbs 1:7:8Prov.1.7.W8TAB
בָּֽזוּ׃
bazu
“have despised”
- Transliteration
- ba-ZU
- Extended
- baa-ZOO
- IPA
- /baːˈzuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- have despised
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ba-ZU
- phraseyour reading level
e-vi-LIM ba-ZU
- clause
kha-khe-MA u-mu-SAR e-vi-LIM ba-ZU
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH re-shIT da-AT kha-khe-MA u-mu-SAR e-vi-LIM ba-ZU
Exegesis
The paired nouns chokmāh {חָכְמָה | ḥāḵmāh} “wisdom” and musar {וּמוּסָר | ū-mûsār} “instruction” set up what ʼəwīlîm {אֱוִילִים | ʼəwīlīm} “fools” reject, with bāzû {בָּזוּ | bāzû} “they despise” concluding the antithesis. English preserves the Hebrew emphasis on priority and contrast.
In context — Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge; wisdom and instruction fools despise.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 1:7, so the Hebrew word בָּֽזוּ׃ (bazu) 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.1.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.7.W8.S1) and character.