Proverbs 23:21:2Prov.23.21.W2TAB

וְ֭זוֹלֵל

vezolel

and a glutton

Transliteration
ve-zo-LEL
Extended
veh-ZOH-LEEL
IPA
/və.zoˈleːl/

Meaning by language

English
and a glutton

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ֭ + זוֹ + לֵל
ve + zo + lel
vezolel

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Zayinz as in zero
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Lamedl as in law
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-zo-LEL

  2. clause

    ki-so-VE ve-zo-LEL yi-va-RESH

  3. sentence

    ki-so-VE ve-zo-LEL yi-va-RESH u-ke-ra-IM tal-BISH nu-MA

Exegesis

A compound subject of two Qal participles—sove {סֹבֵא | sô-wê} and ve-zolel {וְזוֹלֵל | wə-zō-lêl}—joined by waw denotes habitual excess.

Root and etymology

z-l-lzayin–lamed–lamed

to gorge, feast wastefully

In contextProverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and drowsiness will clothe one in rags.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 23:21:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 23:21, so the Hebrew word וְ֭זוֹלֵל (vezolel) 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.23.21.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.21.W2.S1) and character.