Proverbs 14:6:5Prov.14.6.W5TAB
לְנָב֣וֹן
lenavon
“for an understanding one”
- Transliteration
- le-na-VON
- Extended
- leh-nah-VOHN
- IPA
- /lənɑːˈvoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- for an understanding one
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Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-na-VON
- phraseyour reading level
le-na-VON na-KAL
- clause
ve-DA-at le-na-VON na-KAL
- sentence
bik-KESH-LETS khokh-MA va-A-yin ve-DA-at le-na-VON na-KAL
Exegesis
In the second parallel, ve-daat {וְדַ֖עַת | wə-ḏa-ʿat} ‘and knowledge’ functions as the subject of a nominal clause, le-navon {לְנָב֣וֹן | lə-nā-vōn} ‘to the discerning’ serves as an indirect object, and the predicate verb naqal {נָקָֽל | nā-qāl} ‘is easy’ closes the couplet. The chiastic arrangement and fronting of bikesh highlight the contrast between fruitless pursuit and effortless acquisition.
Root and etymology
b-y-nbet–yod–nun
“to discern”
In context — Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer searches for wisdom and does not find it, but to the discerning knowledge is easy .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 14:6, so the Hebrew word לְנָב֣וֹן (lenavon) 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.14.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.6.W5.S1) and character.