Proverbs 19:4:1Prov.19.4.W1TAB
ה֗וֹן
hon
“wealth”
- Transliteration
- HON
- Extended
- HOHN
- IPA
- /ˈhoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- wealth
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| 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
HON
- clause
HON yo-SIF re-IM ra-BIM
- sentence
HON yo-SIF re-IM ra-BIM ve-DAL me-re-E-hu yip-pa-RED
Exegesis
The first clause foregrounds hon {הוֹן | hôn} ‘wealth’ with the Qal imperfect verb yosif {יֹסִיף | yô-sîp̄} ‘he adds’ and the noun phrase re’im rabbim {רֵעִים רַבִּים | rê-ʿîẏm rab-bîẏm} ‘friends many’.
Root and etymology
h-w-nheh–waw–nun
“possessions, resources”
In context — Proverbs 19:4
Wealth increases many friends, but a poor person is separated from his friend .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:4:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:4, so the Hebrew word ה֗וֹן (hon) 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.19.4.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.4.W1.S1) and character.