Proverbs 3:32:4Prov.3.32.W4TAB
נָל֑וֹז
naloz
“the devious person”
- Transliteration
- na-LOZ
- Extended
- nah-LOHZ
- IPA
- /naːˈloːz/
Meaning by language
- English
- the devious person
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Zayin | z as in zero |
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The word
Word in context
- word
na-LOZ
- clause
KI to-a-VA-at Ye-ho-VAH na-LOZ
- sentence
KI to-a-VA-at Ye-ho-VAH na-LOZ ve-ET-ye-sha-RIM so-DO
Exegesis
The Qal participle nālōz {נָלוֹז | nā-lōz} denotes ongoing perversity.
Root and etymology
Rootn-l-z
“to deviate”
In context — Proverbs 3:32
For the perverse is an abomination to the LORD , but His secret counsel is with the upright.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:32, so the Hebrew word נָל֑וֹז (naloz) 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.3.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.32.W4.S1) and character.