Proverbs 15:14:2Prov.15.14.W2TAB
נָ֭בוֹן
navon
“of one discerning or understanding”
- Transliteration
- na-VON
- Extended
- naa-VOHN
- IPA
- /naːˈvoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of one discerning or understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
na-VON
- clause
LEV na-VON ye-vak-KESH-DA-at
- sentence
LEV na-VON ye-vak-KESH-DA-at u-fe-NE u-FI khe-si-LIM yir-E i-VE-let
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct phrase lev navon {לֵב נָבוֹן | lev nābôn} ‘heart of one with understanding,’ establishing the subject.
Root and etymology
b-y-nbet–yod–nun
“discern”
In context — Proverbs 15:14
The heart of one with understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouth of fools feeds on folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:14, so the Hebrew word נָ֭בוֹן (navon) 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.15.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.14.W2.S1) and character.