Proverbs 21:6:5Prov.21.6.W5TAB
הֶ֥בֶל
hevel
“a vapor”
- Transliteration
- HE-vel
- Extended
- HEH-vel
- IPA
- /ˈhɛvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- a vapor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HE-vel
- phraseyour reading level
HE-vel nid-DAF
- clause
HE-vel nid-DAF me-vak-she-MA-vet
- sentence
PO-al o-tsa-ROT bil-SHON SHA-ker HE-vel nid-DAF me-vak-she-MA-vet
Exegesis
Hevel {הֶ֥בֶל | hé-vel} ‘vapor’ functions as a predicate noun conveying transience.
Root and etymology
h-b-lh–b–l
“breath, vapor”
In context — Proverbs 21:6
Treasures gained by a deceiving tongue are vapor , a snare of death .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 21:6, so the Hebrew word הֶ֥בֶל (hevel) 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.21.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.6.W5.S1) and character.