Proverbs 19:10:1Prov.19.10.W1TAB

לֹֽא־נָאוֶ֣ה

lonave

not is fitting

Transliteration
LO-NA-ve
Extended
LOH-NAA-veh
IPA
/loː.ˈnaː.vɛ/

Meaning by language

English
not is fitting

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לֹֽא + נָא + וֶ֣ה
lo + na + ve
lonave

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO-NA-ve

  2. clause

    LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ta-a-NUG

  3. sentence

    LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ta-a-NUG AF ki-le-E-ved me-SHOL be-sa-RIM

Exegesis

The verse opens with the negating particle lo {לֹא־ | lō} ‘not,’ directly modifying the predicate naweh {נָאוֶה | nāʾwē} ‘fitting.’

In contextProverbs 19:10

It is not fitting for a fool to enjoy luxury , and even less fitting for a servant to rule over princes .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 19:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:10, so the Hebrew word לֹֽא־נָאוֶ֣ה (lonave) 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.19.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.10.W1.S1) and character.