Proverbs 15:8:3Prov.15.8.W3TAB
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת
toavaht
“abomination of”
- Transliteration
- to-a-VAHT
- Extended
- toh-ah-VAHT
- IPA
- /toː.ʕăˈvaθ/
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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Word in context
- word
to-a-VAHT
- 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
This is contrasted by the construct chain to’evat {תּוֹעֲבַת | tō-‘ă-ḇāt} YHWH {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} ‘abomination of the LORD,’ which signals divine disapproval.
Root and etymology
Roott-ʿ-b
“to abhor”
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 15:8:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:8, so the Hebrew word תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת (toavaht) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.8.W3.S1) and character.