Proverbs 22:8:2Prov.22.8.W2TAB
עַ֭וְלָה
avla
“injustice”
- Transliteration
- av-LA
- Extended
- ahv-LAA
- IPA
- /ʕavˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- injustice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
av-LA
- clause
zo-RE-a av-LA yik-tsor-yik-tsar-A-ven
- sentence
zo-RE-a av-LA yik-tsor-yik-tsar-A-ven ve-SHE-vet EV-ra-TO yikh-LE
Exegesis
This participle governs the noun avlah {עַ֭וְלָה | ʿăw-lāh} ‘social injustice’, defining the nature of the act.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–vav–lamed
“to act unjustly”
In context — Proverbs 22:8
Whoever sows injustice will reap calamity, and the rod of his anger will come to an end.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 22:8, so the Hebrew word עַ֭וְלָה (avla) 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.22.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.8.W2.S1) and character.