Proverbs 12:16:6Prov.12.16.W6TAB

קָל֣וֹן

kalon

dishonor or shame

Transliteration
ka-LON
Extended
kah-LOHN
IPA
/qaˈloːn/

Meaning by language

English
dishonor or shame

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Result
קָ + ל֣וֹן
ka + lon
kalon

Alphabet Analysis

Qofq — deep k, uvular
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
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

    ka-LON

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ka-LON A-rum

  3. clause

    ve-kho-SE ka-LON A-rum

  4. sentence

    e-VIL ba-YOM yi-va-DA KA-e-so ve-kho-SE ka-LON A-rum

Root and etymology

ק־ל־ןqof–lamed–nun

disgrace, reproach

In contextProverbs 12:16

The anger of a fool will be made known on the same day, but a prudent person conceals shame .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 12:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 12:16, so the Hebrew word קָל֣וֹן (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.12.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.16.W6.S1) and character.