Proverbs 17:7:2Prov.17.7.W2TAB
לְנָבָ֣ל
lenaval
“for a fool”
- Transliteration
- le-na-VAL
- Extended
- leh-nah-VAAL
- IPA
- /lənaːˈvaːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- for a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-na-VAL
- 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’.
Root and etymology
n-b-lnun–bet–lamed
“to be senseless, foolish”
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 17:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 17:7, so the Hebrew word לְנָבָ֣ל (lenaval) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.7.W2.S1) and character.