Proverbs 29:27:1Prov.29.27.W1TAB
תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת
toavat
“abomination of”
- Transliteration
- to-a-VAT
- Extended
- toh-ah-VAHT
- IPA
- /toː.ʕăˈvaθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- abomination of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
to-a-VAT
- clause
to-a-VAT tsa-di-KIM ISH A-vel
- sentence
to-a-VAT tsa-di-KIM ISH A-vel ve-to-a-VAT ra-SHA ye-SHAR-da-REKH
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct noun toavat {תּוֹעֲבַת | tô-ʿă-vat} ‘abomination’ linked to tsaddiqim {צַדִּיקִים | ṣad-dî-qîm} ‘righteous ones’, establishing that the righteous perceive injustice as morally repulsive.
Root and etymology
Roott-ʿ-b
“to abhor, detest”
In context — Proverbs 29:27
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous , and one who is upright in the way is an abomination to the wicked .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:27:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:27, so the Hebrew word תּוֹעֲבַ֣ת (toavat) 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.29.27.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.27.W1.S1) and character.