Proverbs 20:10:5Prov.20.10.W5TAB
תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת
toavat
“an abomination of”
- Transliteration
- to-a-VAT
- Extended
- TOH-ah-VAAT
- IPA
- /toː.ʕăˈvaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- an abomination of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
to-a-VAT
- phraseyour reading level
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH
- clause
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH gam-she-ne-HEM
- sentence
E-ven VA-e-ven e-FA ve-e-FA to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH gam-she-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The genitive construct to’avat YHWH {תוֹעֲבַת | tôʿăḇāṯ} ‘abomination of the LORD’ signals strong divine condemnation.
Root and etymology
Roottav–ayin–bet
“detestable thing”
In context — Proverbs 20:10
Stone and stone, ephah and ephah—both of them are an abomination to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 20:10, so the Hebrew word תּוֹעֲבַ֥ת (toavat) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.10.W5.S1) and character.