Proverbs 17:15:5Prov.17.15.W5TAB
תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת
toavat
“an abomination of”
- Transliteration
- to-a-VAT
- Extended
- toh-ah-VAHT
- IPA
- /toː.ʕăˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- an 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-VAT
- phraseyour reading level
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH
- clause
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH gam-she-NE-hem
- sentence
mats-DIK ra-SHA u-mar-shi-A tsa-DIK to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH gam-she-NE-hem
Exegesis
The construct clause to’avat YHWH {תּוֹעֲבַת יְ֝הוָ֗ה | tô‘aḇâṯ Yəhôwâ} functions as the main predicate, emphasizing divine judgment.
Root and etymology
“to detest”
In context — Proverbs 17:15
He who justifies the wicked and he who condemns the righteous—both are an abomination to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:15, so the Hebrew word תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת (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.17.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.15.W5.S1) and character.