Proverbs 17:16:6Prov.17.16.W6TAB
וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃
velevayin
“and a heart of no”
- Transliteration
- ve-LEV-a-YIN
- Extended
- veh-LEHV-aa-YIN
- IPA
- /vəˈlɛv.ʔaːˈjin/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a heart of no
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-LEV-a-YIN
- phraseyour reading level
kha-khe-MA ve-LEV-a-YIN
- clause
lik-NOT kha-khe-MA ve-LEV-a-YIN
- sentence
la-MA-ze me-KHIR be-YAD-ke-SIL lik-NOT kha-khe-MA ve-LEV-a-YIN
Exegesis
The conjunction ve- {וְ} coordinates velev {וְלֶב | wə-leḇ} ‘and heart’ with the negative existential ayin {אָֽיִן | ’ā-yîn} ‘there is not’, signaling absence of inner capacity. This sequence (interrogative + construct chain + infinitive purpose + coordinated negation) underscores the ironic contrast between external means and missing inner faculty.
Root and etymology
ל־ב־ב
“heart, inner self”
In context — Proverbs 17:16
Why is there this price in the hand of a fool to acquire wisdom , when there is no heart ?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:16:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 17:16, so the Hebrew word וְלֶב־אָֽיִן׃ (velevayin) 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.17.16.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.16.W6.S1) and character.