Proverbs 28:7:6Prov.28.7.W6TAB
זֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗ים
zolelim
“gluttons or squanderers”
- Transliteration
- zo-le-LIM
- Extended
- zoh-leh-LEEM
- IPA
- /zoː.ləˈliːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- gluttons or squanderers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
zo-le-LIM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ro-E zo-le-LIM
- clause
ve-ro-E zo-le-LIM ya-khe-LIM a-VIV
- sentence
no-TSER to-RA BEN me-VIN ve-ro-E zo-le-LIM ya-khe-LIM a-VIV
Exegesis
The vav-conjunction in vĕ-rō‘ē {וְרֹעֶה | vĕ-rō·‘ē} ‘and shepherd’ shifts focus to the negative counterpart of zōl·lĕ·lîm {זוֹלְלִים | zōl·lĕ·lîm} ‘gluttons.’
In context — Proverbs 28:7
A son who keeps the law is understanding, but a companion of gluttons brings shame to his father .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:7:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 28:7, so the Hebrew word זֽ֝וֹלְלִ֗ים (zolelim) 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.28.7.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.7.W6.S1) and character.