Proverbs 29:27:4Prov.29.27.W4TAB
עָ֑וֶל
avel
“of injustice”
- Transliteration
- A-vel
- Extended
- AA-veh l
- IPA
- /ʕaːˈvɛl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of injustice
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
A-vel
- 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 nominal construct ish-avel {אִישׁ עָוֶל | ʾîš ʿā-vêl} ‘man of injustice’ functions as a psychosocial subject.
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 29:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 29:27, so the Hebrew word עָ֑וֶל (avel) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.27.W4.S1) and character.