Proverbs 26:25:5Prov.26.25.W5TAB
שֶׁ֖בַע
sheva
“seven”
- Transliteration
- SHE-va
- Extended
- SHEH-vah
- IPA
- /ˈʃɛ.vaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- seven
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
SHE-va
- phraseyour reading level
KI SHE-va
- clause
KI SHE-va to-e-VOT be-li-BO
- sentence
ki-ye-kha-NEN ko-LO al-ta-a-MEN-BO KI SHE-va to-e-VOT be-li-BO
Exegesis
A second ki introduces the causal clause specifying sheva tôʿevôt {שֶׁבַע תּוֹעֵבוֹת | šeḇaʿ tôʿevôt} “seven abominations,” with belibo {בְּלִבּוֹ | bə-lî-bô} “in his heart.” The antithetic parallelism contrasts deceptive speech with hidden moral corruption, a rhetorical hallmark of Hebrew wisdom literature.
Root and etymology
RootShin–Vav–Bet
“to return, turn back”
In context — Proverbs 26:25
Though he speaks graciously with his voice, do not believe him; for seven abominations are in his heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 26:25, so the Hebrew word שֶׁ֖בַע (sheva) 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.26.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.25.W5.S1) and character.