Proverbs 20:23:3Prov.20.23.W3TAB
אֶ֣בֶן
even
“a stone”
- Transliteration
- E-ven
- Extended
- EH-ven
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛvɛn/
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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Word in context
- word
E-ven
- clause
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH E-ven va-A-ven
- sentence
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH E-ven va-A-ven u-MO-ze-NEI mi-re-MA lo-TOV
Exegesis
The phrase even vaaven {אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן | ʾe-ven wā-ʾā-ven} repeats ‘stone’ to frame contrasting weights—a feature of Hebrew poetic parallelism.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–bet–nun
“stone”
In context — Proverbs 20:23
The use of differing weights is an abomination to the LORD , and dishonest balances are not good.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:23, 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.20.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.23.W3.S1) and character.