Proverbs 17:7:1Prov.17.7.W1TAB
לֹא־נָאוָ֣ה
lonava
“not is fitting”
- Transliteration
- lo-NA-va
- Extended
- loh-NAA-vah
- IPA
- /loː.naːˈvɛː/
Meaning by language
- English
- not is fitting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
lo-NA-va
- clause
lo-NA-va le-na-VAL se-FAT-YE-ter
- sentence
lo-NA-va le-na-VAL se-FAT-YE-ter AF ki-le-na-DIV se-FAT-sha-KER
Exegesis
The negative particle lo {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ combined with the adjective na'ah {נָאוָ֣ה | nāʾ-wā(h)} ‘fitting’ forms the first clause about lenaval {לְנָבָ֣ל | lə-nā-ḇāl} ‘for a fool’.
In context — Proverbs 17:7
Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool , much less are lying lips for a noble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 17:7, so the Hebrew word לֹא־נָאוָ֣ה (lonava) 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.17.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.7.W1.S1) and character.