Proverbs 29:3:6Prov.29.3.W6TAB

ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת

zonot

prostitutes

Transliteration
zo-NOT
Extended
zoh-NOHT
IPA
/zɔˈnoːt/

Meaning by language

English
prostitutes

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Result
ז֝וֹ + נ֗וֹת
zo + not
zonot

Alphabet Analysis

Zayinz as in zero
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    zo-NOT

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-RO-e zo-NOT

  3. clause

    ve-RO-e zo-NOT ye-a-BED-HON

  4. sentence

    ISH-O-HEV KHOKH-MA ye-sa-MAKH a-VIV ve-RO-e zo-NOT ye-a-BED-HON

Exegesis

The adversative conjunction ve {וְ | wə} introduces the antithetic clause, in which roeh zonot {רֹעֶה ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת | rō·ʿê zō·nōṯ} uses a Qal participle with a plural noun to describe ongoing association.

In contextProverbs 29:3

A man who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but one who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 29:3:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 29:3, so the Hebrew word ז֝וֹנ֗וֹת (zonot) 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.29.3.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.3.W6.S1) and character.