Proverbs 17:4:7Prov.17.4.W7TAB
הַוֺּֽת׃
havot
“destruction or calamity”
- Transliteration
- ha-VOT
- Extended
- hah-VOHT
- IPA
- /haˈwɔt/
Meaning by language
- English
- destruction or calamity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-VOT
- phraseyour reading level
al-le-SHON ha-VOT
- clause
SHE-ker me-ZIN al-le-SHON ha-VOT
- sentence
me-RA mak-shiv al-se-FAT-A-ven SHE-ker me-ZIN al-le-SHON ha-VOT
Exegesis
The second clause opens with sheqer {שֶׁקֶר | še-qer} ‘falsehood’ and the parallel participle mezin {מֵזִין | mē-zîn} ‘one who gives ear,’ followed by al-leshon havvot {עַל־לְשׁוֹן הַוֺּת | ʿal-lə-šōn havvōṯ} ‘upon tongue of destructions.’
Root and etymology
ה־ו־ה
“destruction”
In context — Proverbs 17:4
An evildoer listens to the lip of iniquity, and a liar gives ear to a tongue of destructions .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:4:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 17:4, so the Hebrew word הַוֺּֽת׃ (havot) 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.17.4.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.4.W7.S1) and character.