Proverbs 15:17:6Prov.15.17.W6TAB
אָ֝ב֗וּ
avus
“fattened”
- Transliteration
- a-VUS
- Extended
- aa-VOOS
- IPA
- /ʔaːˈvuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- fattened
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-VUS
- phraseyour reading level
mi-SHOR a-VUS
- clause
mi-SHOR a-VUS ve-sin-A-VO
- sentence
TOV a-ru-KHAT ya-RAK ve-a-ha-VAH-SHAM mi-SHOR a-VUS ve-sin-A-VO
Exegesis
The construct aruchat yaraq {אֲרֻחַת יָ֭רָק | ʾărûḥât yārāq} “meal of vegetables” is contrasted with shor avus {שּׁוֹר אָבוּס | šôr ʾābûs} “fatted ox,” creating paired elements.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-sabs
“to fatten”
In context — Proverbs 15:17
Better is a meal of vegetables where love is, than a fattened ox with hatred .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:17, so the Hebrew word אָ֝ב֗וּ (avus) 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.15.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.17.W6.S1) and character.