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

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Result
וְ֝ + נָ + בָ֗ל
ve + na + val
venaval

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-na-VAL

  2. clause

    ve-na-VAL KI yis-be-A-la-khem

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.