Proverbs 16:21:3Prov.16.21.W3TAB
נָב֑וֹן
navon
“discerning”
- Transliteration
- na-VON
- Extended
- naa-VOHN
- IPA
- /nɑːˈvoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- discerning
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-VON
- clause
la-kha-KHAM-LEV yik-ka-RE na-VON
- sentence
la-kha-KHAM-LEV yik-ka-RE na-VON u-ME-tek se-fa-TA-yim yo-SIF LE-kakh
Exegesis
The verb yikkārē {יִקָּרֵא | yikkārē} ‘is called’ links to the predicate nāvōn {נָבוֹן | nāvōn} ‘discerning.’
Root and etymology
n-b-nNun–Bet–Nun
“discerning”
In context — Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart will be called discerning , and the sweetness of lips increases learning .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:21, so the Hebrew word נָב֑וֹן (navon) 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.16.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.21.W3.S1) and character.