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
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-NA-ve
- clause
LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ta-a-NUG
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.