Proverbs 19:4:1Prov.19.4.W1TAB

ה֗וֹן

hon

wealth

Transliteration
HON
Extended
HOHN
IPA
/ˈhoːn/

Meaning by language

English
wealth

Alphabet Analysis

Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    HON

  2. clause

    HON yo-SIF re-IM ra-BIM

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.