Proverbs 21:27:3Prov.21.27.W3TAB
תּוֹעֵבָ֑ה
toeva
“an abomination”
- Transliteration
- to-e-VA
- Extended
- toh-ee-VAA
- IPA
- /toː.ʕeːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- an abomination
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
to-e-VA
- 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.
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 21:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:27, so the Hebrew word תּוֹעֵבָ֑ה (toeva) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.27.W3.S1) and character.