Proverbs 6:12:4Prov.6.12.W4TAB
אָ֑וֶן
aven
“iniquity, trouble, wickedness”
- Transliteration
- A-ven
- Extended
- AA-veh n
- IPA
- /ˈʔaː.ʋɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- iniquity, trouble, wickedness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
A-ven
- clause
A-dam be-li-YA-al ISH A-ven
- sentence
A-dam be-li-YA-al ISH A-ven ho-LEKH i-ke-SHUT PE
Exegesis
The verse employs an appositional parallelism between adam {אָדָם | ʾā-dām} ‘man’ and ish aven {אִישׁ אָוֶן | ʾîš ā-ven} ‘man of wickedness,’ intensifying the moral indictment.
Root and etymology
א־ו־ן
“iniquity, evil”
In context — Proverbs 6:12
A man of worthlessness , a man of wickedness, walks with a crooked mouth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:12, so the Hebrew word אָ֑וֶן (aven) 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.6.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.12.W4.S1) and character.