Proverbs 20:10:1Prov.20.10.W1TAB
אֶ֣בֶן
even
“a stone”
- Transliteration
- E-ven
- Extended
- EH-VEHN
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛ.vɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a stone
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-ven
- clause
E-ven VA-e-ven e-FA ve-e-FA
- sentence
E-ven VA-e-ven e-FA ve-e-FA to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH gam-she-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The verse employs synonymous parallelism between even {אֶבֶן | ʾeḇen} ‘stone’ and va-even {וָאֶבֶן | wāʾeḇen} ‘and stone,’ mirrored by eifah {אֵיפָה | ʾêp̄āh} ‘ephah’ and ve-eifah {וְאֵיפָה | wəʾêp̄āh} ‘and ephah,’ forming a chiastic structure that highlights fraudulent trade.
Root and etymology
ʾ-b-naleph–bet–nun
“stone, weight”
In context — Proverbs 20:10
Stone and stone, ephah and ephah—both of them are an abomination to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:10, so the Hebrew word אֶ֣בֶן (even) 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.20.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.10.W1.S1) and character.