Proverbs 30:32:1Prov.30.32.W1TAB
אִם־נָבַ֥לְתָּ
imnavalte
“if you acted foolishly”
- Transliteration
- im-na-VAL-te
- Extended
- ihm-naa-VAHL-teh
- IPA
- /ʔim.naːˈval.tɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if you acted foolishly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-na-VAL-te
- clause
im-na-VAL-te ve-hit-na-SE
- sentence
im-na-VAL-te ve-hit-na-SE ve-im-za-MO-ta YAD le-FE
Exegesis
The verse opens with two parallel conditional protases introduced by im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’ and veim {וְאִם | wə·ʾim} ‘and if’.
The first protasis features the Qal perfect navalta {נָבַלְתָּ | nā·val·ṯā} ‘acted foolishly’ modified by the Hitpaʿel infinitive construct behitnasse {בְהִתְנַשֵּׂא | bə·hĭt·naš·śêʾ} ‘lifting yourself up’, indicating reflexive self-exaltation.
Root and etymology
n-b-lnun–bet–lamed
“to act foolishly”
In context — Proverbs 30:32
If you have acted foolishly by exalting yourself, or if you have planned evil, put your hand over your mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:32:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 30:32, so the Hebrew word אִם־נָבַ֥לְתָּ (imnavalte) 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.30.32.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.32.W1.S1) and character.