Proverbs 26:8:6Prov.26.8.W6TAB
כָבֽוֹד׃
kavod
“honor”
- Transliteration
- ka-VOD
- Extended
- kaa-VOHD
- IPA
- /kaːˈvoːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- honor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ka-VOD
- phraseyour reading level
likh-SIL ka-VOD
- clause
ken-NO-ten likh-SIL ka-VOD
- sentence
kits-ROR E-ven be-mar-GE-ma ken-NO-ten likh-SIL ka-VOD
Exegesis
The adverb kennoten {כֵּן־נוֹתֵ֖ן | kên-nō·ṯên} ‘so gives’ introduces the apodosis, with the indirect object marker l- plus ksil {לִכְסִ֣יל | lik·sîl} ‘fool’ and the direct object kavod {כָּבֽוֹד | kā-ḇōḏ} ‘honor’ completing the contrast. The chiastic structure (binding–stone–sling // giving–honor–fool) amplifies the moral indictment of misplaced esteem. The translation preserves the simile structure and parallelism to mirror the Hebrew rhetorical force.
Root and etymology
k-v-dkaf–bet–dalet
“heavy, honor”
In context — Proverbs 26:8
Like someone binding a stone in a sling , so is the one who bestows honor on a fool .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 26:8, so the Hebrew word כָבֽוֹד׃ (kavod) 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.26.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.8.W6.S1) and character.