Proverbs 15:8:1Prov.15.8.W1TAB
זֶ֣בַח
zevakh
“sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- ZE-vakh
- Extended
- ZEH-vahkh
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ.vaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- sacrifice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZE-vakh
- clause
ZE-vakh re-sha-IM to-a-VAHT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
ZE-vakh re-sha-IM to-a-VAHT ye-ho-VAH u-te-fi-LAHT ye-sha-RIM re-tso-NO
Exegesis
The verse begins with zevach {זֶבַח | zē-ḇāḥ} ‘sacrifice’ followed by resha’im {רְשָׁעִים | rĕ-šā-‘îm} ‘wicked ones’ in a construct chain producing “sacrifice of the wicked.”
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin–bet–ḥet
“to slaughter”
In context — Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD , but the prayer of the upright is His delight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:8, so the Hebrew word זֶ֣בַח (zevakh) 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.15.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.8.W1.S1) and character.