Proverbs 21:27:1Prov.21.27.W1TAB
זֶ֣בַח
zevakh
“a sacrifice”
- Transliteration
- ZE-vakh
- Extended
- ZEH-vahkh
- IPA
- /ˈzɛ.vaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a sacrifice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ZE-vakh
- clause
ZE-vakh re-sha-IM to-e-VA
- sentence
ZE-vakh re-sha-IM to-e-VA AF ki-be-zim-MA ye-vi-E-nu
Exegesis
The verse opens with a nominal copular clause—zevach reshaim {זֶ֣בַח רְ֭שָׁעִים | ze-vaḥ re-ša-ʿim} ‘sacrifice of the wicked’ as subject and toevah {תּוֹעֵבָ֑ה | tô-ʿê-wā} ‘abomination’ as predicate nominative.
Root and etymology
z-b-ḥzayin–bet–ḥet
“to slaughter (especially in sacrifice)”
In context — Proverbs 21:27
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination , especially when he brings it with wicked intent .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:27, so the Hebrew word זֶ֣בַח (zevakh) 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.21.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.27.W1.S1) and character.