Proverbs 11:2:3Prov.11.2.W3TAB
קָל֑וֹן
kalon
“disgrace”
- Transliteration
- ka-LON
- Extended
- kaa-LOHN
- IPA
- /qaːˈloːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- disgrace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
ka-LON
- clause
BA-za-DON va-ya-BO ka-LON
- sentence
BA-za-DON va-ya-BO ka-LON ve-ET-tse-nu-IM khok-MA
Exegesis
The Hebrew verse employs a parallel biclausal structure with a cause-effect relationship: ba {בָּֽא | bā} ‘comes’ introduces the subject zadon {זָדוֹן | zā·dôn} ‘arrogance’, followed by the Vav-consecutive form vayyavo {וַיָּבֹא | way·yā·bō} ‘then comes’ leading to the predicate kalon {קָלוֹן | qā·lôn} ‘disgrace’, highlighting sequential action.
Root and etymology
k-l-hqof–lamed–heh
“to be light, despised”
In context — Proverbs 11:2
When arrogance comes, then comes disgrace; but with the humble is wisdom .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 11:2, so the Hebrew word קָל֑וֹן (kalon) 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.11.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.2.W3.S1) and character.