Proverbs 10:15:1Prov.10.15.W1TAB

ה֣וֹן

hon

wealth

Transliteration
HON
Extended
HOHN
IPA
/ˈhoːn/

Meaning by language

English
wealth

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    HON

  2. clause

    HON A-SHIR kir-YAT U-ZO

  3. sentence

    HON A-SHIR kir-YAT U-ZO me-khi-TAT da-LIM REI-sham

Exegesis

The verse opens with hon {הוֹן | hōn} ‘wealth’ as the subject, followed by ashir {עָשִּׁיר | ʿā-šîr} ‘of the rich’ in construct, marking possession.

Root and etymology

ה־ו־ן

wealth, sufficiency

In contextProverbs 10:15

The wealth of the rich is a fortified city , but the poverty of the poor is their ruin.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 10:15:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:15, so the Hebrew word ה֣וֹן (hon) 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.10.15.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.15.W1.S1) and character.