Proverbs 27:7:4Prov.27.7.W4TAB
נֹ֑פֶת
nofet
“honeycomb or honey”
- Transliteration
- NO-fet
- Extended
- NOH-feht
- IPA
- /ˈnoː.fɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- honeycomb or honey
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Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
NO-fet
- clause
NE-fesh se-VE-a ta-VUS NO-fet
- sentence
NE-fesh se-VE-a ta-VUS NO-fet ve-NE-fesh re-E-va KAL-MAR ma-TOK
Exegesis
The verb tavus {תָּבוּס | tā·vūš} ‘spurns’, an imperfect form, predicates the action on the object nofet {נֹפֶת | nō·peṯ} ‘honeycomb’.
In context — Proverbs 27:7
A soul that is satisfied will loathe honeycomb, but a soul that is hungry finds every bitter thing sweet.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 27:7, so the Hebrew word נֹ֑פֶת (nofet) 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.27.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.7.W4.S1) and character.