Proverbs 17:21:7Prov.17.21.W7TAB
נָבָֽל׃
naval
“a fool or scoundrel”
- Transliteration
- na-VAL
- Extended
- naa-VAAL
- IPA
- /naːˈvaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a fool or scoundrel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
na-VAL
- phraseyour reading level
a-VI na-VAL
- clause
ve-lo-yis-me-AKH a-VI na-VAL
- sentence
yo-LED ke-SIL le-tu-GA LO ve-lo-yis-me-AKH a-VI na-VAL
Exegesis
The vav-conjunction velo {וְלֹא־ | wə-lōʾ} introduces the parallel clause yismach avi naval {יִשְׂמַ֗ח אֲבִ֣י נָבָֽל | yiś-mă-ḥ ʾă-vî nā-wāl}, preserving the Hebrew antithetic parallelism. The construct chain avi naval links parent to child. In English, the participial clause is rendered with a finite subject to satisfy English SVO requirements, and the parallel structure is maintained for rhetorical impact.
Root and etymology
n-b-lnun–bet–lamed
“senseless”
In context — Proverbs 17:21
He who begets a fool brings grief upon himself; and the father of a senseless one will find no joy .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 17:21, so the Hebrew word נָבָֽל׃ (naval) 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.17.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.21.W7.S1) and character.