Proverbs 10:29:7Prov.10.29.W7TAB
אָֽוֶן׃
aven
“iniquity or trouble”
- Transliteration
- A-ven
- Extended
- AA-veh n
- IPA
- /ˈʔaː.vɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- iniquity or trouble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
A-ven
- phraseyour reading level
le-fo-a-LE A-ven
- clause
u-me-khi-TA le-fo-a-LE A-ven
- sentence
ma-OZ la-TOM DE-rekh Ye-ho-VAH u-me-khi-TA le-fo-a-LE A-ven
Exegesis
The waw-conjunction introduces the antithetic parallelism with umekhittah {וּ֝מְחִתָּ֗ה | û-me-ḥî-ṭâh} ‘destruction’ balancing maoz, and the second recipient phrase lefo’alei aven {לְפֹ֣עֲלֵי אָֽוֶן | lə-pō-‘ă-lê ’ā-wên} ‘for those who practice evil’ mirroring latom. The construct chain and parallel prepositional phrases create a symmetrical structure that emphasizes the divergent outcomes of following the LORD’s way versus engaging in evil. English renders the subject before the predicate to maintain clarity while preserving the Hebrew poetic parallelism.
Root and etymology
ʾ-v-n
“wickedness”
In context — Proverbs 10:29
The way of the LORD is a stronghold for the blameless , but it is destruction for those who do evil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:29:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 10:29, so the Hebrew word אָֽוֶן׃ (aven) 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.10.29.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.29.W7.S1) and character.