Proverbs 18:15:4Prov.18.15.W4TAB
וְאֹ֥זֶן
veozen
“and an ear”
- Transliteration
- ve-O-zen
- Extended
- veh-OH-zehn
- IPA
- /wəˈʔoː.zɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and an ear
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Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-O-zen
- phraseyour reading level
ve-O-zen kha-kha-MIM
- clause
ve-O-zen kha-kha-MIM te-vak-KESH-DA-at
- sentence
LEV na-VON yik-NE-DA-at ve-O-zen kha-kha-MIM te-vak-KESH-DA-at
Exegesis
The conjunction wə {וְ} links the second clause, in which ’ōzēn {אֹזֶן | ’ōzēn} ‘ear’ is modified by ḥăḵāmîm {חֲכָמִים | ḥăḵāmîm} ‘wise’.
In context — Proverbs 18:15
The heart of the discerning acquires knowledge , and the ear of the wise seeks knowledge.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:15, so the Hebrew word וְאֹ֥זֶן (veozen) 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.18.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.15.W4.S1) and character.