Proverbs 20:12:1Prov.20.12.W1TAB
אֹ֣זֶן
ozen
“an ear”
- Transliteration
- O-zen
- Extended
- OH-zen
- IPA
- /ˈʔoːzɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- an ear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
O-zen
- clause
O-zen SHO-ma-at ve-A-yin ro-AH
- sentence
O-zen SHO-ma-at ve-A-yin ro-AH Ye-ho-VAH a-SA gam-she-ne-HEM
Exegesis
The verse opens with two parallel nominal constructs, ozen {אֹזֶן | ʾō·zen} ‘ear’ and ayin {עַיִן | ʿa·yin}, each modified by an attributive participle: shoma’at {שֹׁמַעַת | šō·ma·ʿat} ‘hearing’ and ro’ah {רֹאָה | rō·ʼāh} ‘seeing.’ This chiastic parallelism emphasizes sensory function.
Root and etymology
ʾ-z-naleph–zayin–nun
“ear”
In context — Proverbs 20:12
The hearing ear and the seeing eye—the LORD made them both .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 20:12, so the Hebrew word אֹ֣זֶן (ozen) 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.20.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.12.W1.S1) and character.