Proverbs 15:33:7Prov.15.33.W7TAB
עֲנָוָֽה׃
anavah
“humility”
- Transliteration
- a-na-VAH
- Extended
- ah-nah-VAAH
- IPA
- /ʕănaːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- humility
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-na-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
kha-VOD a-na-VAH
- clause
ve-lif-NE kha-VOD a-na-VAH
- sentence
yir-AT Ye-ho-VAH mu-SAR khokh-MA ve-lif-NE kha-VOD a-na-VAH
Exegesis
The vav-prefixed prepositional phrase ve-lifnei {וְלִפְנֵ֖י | wə-lifnê} ‘and before’ connects two principles embodied in the noun pair kavod anavah {כָב֣וֹד עֲנָוָֽה | kāvōḏ ʿănāwāh}, highlighting that true honor is contingent upon humility. English rendering uses “of” phrases for construct relationships and supplies the verb “comes” for readability without altering the source meaning.
Root and etymology
ʿ-n-hayin–nun–heh
“humility, lowliness”
In context — Proverbs 15:33
The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom , and before honor comes humility.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:33:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:33, so the Hebrew word עֲנָוָֽה׃ (anavah) 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.15.33.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.33.W7.S1) and character.