Proverbs 10:13:2Prov.10.13.W2TAB
נָ֭בוֹן
navon
“one having understanding”
- Transliteration
- na-VON
- Extended
- naa-VOHN
- IPA
- /naːˈvoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- one having understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
na-VON
- clause
be-sif-TE na-VON tim-ma-TSE khokh-MA
- sentence
be-sif-TE na-VON tim-ma-TSE khokh-MA ve-SHE-vet le-GEV kha-sar-LEV
Exegesis
The participle navon {נָ֭בוֹן | nā-ḇôn} ‘discerning’ serves as the agent in this locative construction.
Root and etymology
b-y-nbet–yod–nun
“discern, understand”
In context — Proverbs 10:13
On the lips of the discerning, wisdom will be found, but a rod is for the back of one lacking sense.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:13:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 10:13, so the Hebrew word נָ֭בוֹן (navon) 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.10.13.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.13.W2.S1) and character.