Proverbs 18:12:6Prov.18.12.W6TAB
עֲנָוֽ͏ָה׃
anava
“humility or lowliness”
- Transliteration
- a-NA-va
- Extended
- ah-NAH-vaah
- IPA
- /ʕănaːˈwaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- humility or lowliness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
a-NA-va
- phraseyour reading level
kha-VOD a-NA-va
- clause
ve-lif-NEI kha-VOD a-NA-va
- sentence
lif-NEI-SHE-ver yig-BAH LEV-ISH ve-lif-NEI kha-VOD a-NA-va
Exegesis
The conjunctional phrase ve-lifnei {וְלִפְנֵי | wə-lə-pênê} parallels the opening, leading to kavod {כָּבוֹד | kā-ḇōḏ} ‘honor’ and the absolute noun anavah {עֲנָוָה | ʿănā-wāh} ‘humility’. This chiastic structure (A B; B′ A′) links disposition and outcome, underscoring pride’s association with downfall and humility’s with honor.
Root and etymology
Rootayin, nun, vav
“humility, gentleness”
In context — Proverbs 18:12
Before destruction , a man’s heart is haughty, and before honor, there is humility .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:12:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 18:12, so the Hebrew word עֲנָוֽ͏ָה׃ (anava) 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.18.12.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.12.W6.S1) and character.