Proverbs 18:3:4Prov.18.3.W4TAB
וְֽעִם־קָל֥וֹן
veimkalon
“and with dishonor”
- Transliteration
- ve-IM-ka-LON
- Extended
- veh-IHM-qaa-LOHN
- IPA
- /vəˈʕim.qaːˈloːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- and with dishonor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-IM-ka-LON
- clause
ve-IM-ka-LON KHER-pe
- sentence
be-VO-ra-SHA BA gam-BUZ ve-IM-ka-LON KHER-pe
Exegesis
The conjunctive prepositional phrase ve-im {וְעִם | wə-ʿim} ‘and with’ introduces the parallel result kalon {קָלוֹן | qā-lōn} ‘disgrace’, which in turn produces herpa {חֶרְפָּה | ḥer-pā} ‘reproach’. This parallel structure underscores the inevitability and escalation of social dishonor. The English preserves the Hebrew word order and coordinating particles to reflect its causal and rhythmic progression.
In context — Proverbs 18:3
When the wicked comes, contempt also comes, and with disgrace, reproach follows.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:3, so the Hebrew word וְֽעִם־קָל֥וֹן (veimkalon) 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.18.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.3.W4.S1) and character.