Proverbs 12:27:4Prov.12.27.W4TAB
וְהוֹן־אָדָ֖ם
vehonadam
“and wealth of a man”
- Transliteration
- ve-HON-a-DAM
- Extended
- veh-HOHN-aa-DAAM
- IPA
- /vəˈhoːn.ʔaːˈdaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- and wealth of a man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-HON-a-DAM
- clause
ve-HON-a-DAM ya-KAR kha-RUTS
- sentence
lo-ya-KHO-rekh re-mi-YA TSEI-do ve-HON-a-DAM ya-KAR kha-RUTS
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction ve {וְ | wə} introduces the positive clause, where hon {הוֹן | hôn} “wealth” of adam {אָדָם | ’ā-dām} “man” is described by the compound yakar charutz {יָקָר חָרוּץ | yā-qār ḥā-rûṣ} “precious diligence”. The construct chain remiyyah tzeido illustrates possessive linkage. The shift from verbal action in the first half to nominal valuation in the second heightens the moral contrast between neglect and industriousness.
Root and etymology
h-w-nheh–waw–nun
“wealth; substance”
In context — Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man does not roast his game, but diligence is a man’s precious wealth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 12:27, so the Hebrew word וְהוֹן־אָדָ֖ם (vehonadam) 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.12.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.27.W4.S1) and character.