Proverbs 23:12:4Prov.23.12.W4TAB
וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָ
veazenekha
“and your ear”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-ze-NE-kha
- Extended
- veh-aa-zeh-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /wəʔozˈnɛ.χaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and your ear
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-a-ze-NE-kha
- clause
ve-a-ze-NE-kha le-i-me-re-DA-at
- sentence
ha-VI-a la-mu-SAR li-BE-kha ve-a-ze-NE-kha le-i-me-re-DA-at
Exegesis
This is paralleled by the coordinated element wə·’oz·nĕ·ḵā lə·’im·rê·-dā·ʿat {וְאָזְנֶךָ לְאִמְרֵי־דָֽעַת | wə·’oz·nĕ·ḵā lə·’im·rê·dā·ʿat} ‘and your ears to the sayings of knowledge’, where the verb is implied and the hiphil imperative is understood.
In context — Proverbs 23:12
Bring your heart to instruction , and your ears to the sayings of knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:12, so the Hebrew word וְ֝אָזְנֶ֗ךָ (veazenekha) 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.23.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.12.W4.S1) and character.