Proverbs 5:22:1Prov.5.22.W1TAB
עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו
avonotav
“his iniquities”
- Transliteration
- a-vo-no-TAV
- Extended
- ah-voh-noh-TAAV
- IPA
- /ʕă.woː.noːˈtav/
Meaning by language
- English
- his iniquities
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-vo-no-TAV
- clause
a-vo-no-TAV yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA
- sentence
a-vo-no-TAV yil-ke-DU-no ET-ha-ra-SHA u-ve-khav-LE kha-TA-to yit-ta-MEKH
Exegesis
The verse begins with avonotav {עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו | ʿavonōṯāyw} ‘his iniquities’ in construct with a masculine singular suffix, highlighting personal guilt as the agent of judgment.
In context — Proverbs 5:22
His iniquities will ensnare him—the wicked, and by the cords of his sin he will be held fast.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 5:22, so the Hebrew word עַֽווֹנוֹתָ֗יו (avonotav) 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.5.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.22.W1.S1) and character.