Proverbs 15:26:1Prov.15.26.W1TAB
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת
toavat
“abomination of”
- Transliteration
- to-a-VAT
- Extended
- toh-ah-VAT
- IPA
- /toː.ʕăˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- abomination of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-a-VAT
- clause
to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH makh-she-VOT RA
- sentence
to-a-VAT Ye-ho-VAH makh-she-VOT RA u-te-ho-RIM im-RE-NO-am
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase toavat YHWH {תּוֹעֲבַת יְהוָה | tô-ʿă-ḇaṯ Yə-hō-wāh} ‘an abomination to the LORD’, signaling divine evaluation.
Root and etymology
Roott-ʿ-b
“to abhor”
In context — Proverbs 15:26
The thoughts of evil are an abomination to the LORD ; but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:26, so the Hebrew word תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת (toavat) 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.15.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.26.W1.S1) and character.