Proverbs 30:22:4Prov.30.22.W4TAB
וְ֝נָבָ֗ל
venaval
“and a fool”
- Transliteration
- ve-na-VAL
- Extended
- veh-naa-VAAL
- IPA
- /vənɑːˈvɑːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- and a fool
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-na-VAL
- clause
ve-na-VAL KI yis-be-A-la-khem
- sentence
TA-khat-E-ved KI yim-LOKH ve-na-VAL KI yis-be-A-la-khem
Exegesis
A second coordinated element begins with wə-nāval {וְ֝נָבָ֗ל | wə-nā-ḇāl} ‘fool,’ again linked by ki {כִּי | kî} to yisba‘ {יִשְׂבַּע | yis-ba‘} ‘is satisfied.’
In context — Proverbs 30:22
Under a servant when he reigns, and a fool when he has his fill of food .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 30:22, so the Hebrew word וְ֝נָבָ֗ל (venaval) 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.30.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.22.W4.S1) and character.