Proverbs 26:1:6Prov.26.1.W6TAB
לֹא־נָאוֶ֖ה
lonave
“not fitting”
- Transliteration
- LO-NA-ve
- Extended
- LOH-NAA-veh
- IPA
- /loː.naːˈʔɔː.vɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- not fitting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
LO-NA-ve
- phraseyour reading level
KEN LO-NA-ve
- clause
KEN LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ka-VOD
- sentence
ka-SHE-leg ba-ka-YITS ve-kha-ma-TAR ba-ka-TSIR KEN LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ka-VOD
Exegesis
The negated Qal perfect lo naweh {לֹא נָאוֶה | lōʾ nāʾēh} ‘not seems fitting’ underscores the impropriety of the action.
In context — Proverbs 26:1
Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is out of place for a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 26:1, so the Hebrew word לֹא־נָאוֶ֖ה (lonave) 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.26.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.1.W6.S1) and character.