Proverbs 26:27:5Prov.26.27.W5TAB
אֶ֝בֶן
even
“a stone”
- Transliteration
- E-ven
- Extended
- EH-ven
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛ.vɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a stone
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Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
E-ven
- phraseyour reading level
ve-go-LEL E-ven
- clause
ve-go-LEL E-ven e-LAV ta-SHUV
- sentence
KO-re-SHA-khat BAH yip-POL ve-go-LEL E-ven e-LAV ta-SHUV
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction in ve-golel {וְגֹלֵל | wə-gōlêl} ‘and rolls’ introduces a second parallel action with the participle governing even {אֶבֶן | ʾeḇen} ‘stone’, culminating in tashuv {תָּשׁוּב | tāšûwḇ} ‘it will return’.
Root and etymology
א־ב־ן
“stone”
In context — Proverbs 26:27
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; and whoever rolls a stone will have it return upon him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 26:27, so the Hebrew word אֶ֝בֶן (even) 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.26.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.27.W5.S1) and character.