Proverbs 30:20:10Prov.30.20.W10TAB
אָֽוֶן׃
aven
“wrongdoing or trouble”
- Transliteration
- A-ven
- Extended
- AA-vehhn
- IPA
- /ˈʔaː.vɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- wrongdoing or trouble
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-ven
- phraseyour reading level
lo-FA-al-TE A-ven
- clause
ve-a-me-RA lo-FA-al-TE A-ven
- sentence
KEN DE-rekh i-SHA me-na-A-fet A-khe-LA u-ma-kha-TA PI-ha ve-a-me-RA lo-FA-al-TE A-ven
Exegesis
The negated clause lo fa’alti aven {לֹא־פָעַלְתִּי אָוֶן | lōʾ pā‘alti āwen} expresses direct denial in first person. The shift from third-person narrative to first-person speech heightens dramatic irony, while the asyndetic verb chain underscores habitual deceit.
Root and etymology
ʾ-v-naleph–vav–nun
“iniquity, trouble”
In context — Proverbs 30:20
Thus is the way of an adulterous woman: she eats, and wipes her mouth , and says, “I have done no wickedness” .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:20:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Proverbs 30:20, so the Hebrew word אָֽוֶן׃ (aven) 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.30.20.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.20.W10.S1) and character.