Proverbs 30:6:5Prov.30.6.W5TAB
וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃
venikhzavta
“and you will be found a liar or proved false”
- Transliteration
- ve-nikh-ZAV-ta
- Extended
- veh-nihkh-ZAAV-tah
- IPA
- /vənixˈzaːvtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and you will be found a liar or proved false
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
ve-nikh-ZAV-ta
- phraseyour reading level
be-KHA ve-nikh-ZAV-ta
- clause
pen-yo-KHI-akh be-KHA ve-nikh-ZAV-ta
- sentence
al-to-SEF al-de-va-RAV pen-yo-KHI-akh be-KHA ve-nikh-ZAV-ta
Exegesis
Finally, the vav-consecutive Nifal perfect wə-nikhzāvta {וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ | wə-niḵzāvēṯā} ‘you will be found false’ presents the consequence. This progression from prohibition through warning to consequence underscores the seriousness of altering authoritative instruction.
Root and etymology
כזב
“to lie, be false”
In context — Proverbs 30:6
Do not add to His words , or He will rebuke you, and you will be found a liar.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 30:6, so the Hebrew word וְנִכְזָֽבְתָּ׃ (venikhzavta) 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.30.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.6.W5.S1) and character.