Proverbs 13:18:2Prov.13.18.W2TAB
וְ֭קָלוֹן
vekalon
“and dishonor”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-LON
- Extended
- veh-kaa-LON
- IPA
- /vəqaːˈloːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and dishonor
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 | |
| 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
ve-ka-LON
- clause
RESH ve-ka-LON po-RE-a mu-SAR
- sentence
RESH ve-ka-LON po-RE-a mu-SAR ve-sho-MER to-KHA-khat ye-khu-BAD
Exegesis
The verse employs antithetic parallelism with reish {רֵ֣ישׁ | rēš} ‘poverty’ contrasted by veqalon {וְ֭קָלוֹן | wə-qā-lōn} ‘disgrace.’
In context — Proverbs 13:18
Poverty and disgrace will come to the one who refuses discipline , but whoever keeps correction will be honored.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 13:18, so the Hebrew word וְ֭קָלוֹן (vekalon) 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.13.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.18.W2.S1) and character.