Proverbs 6:18:4Prov.6.18.W4TAB
אָ֑וֶן
aven
“trouble or iniquity”
- Transliteration
- A-ven
- Extended
- AA-veh n
- IPA
- /ˈʔaː.vɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- trouble or iniquity
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
- phraseyour reading level
kho-RESH makh-she-VOT A-ven
- clause
LEV kho-RESH makh-she-VOT A-ven
- sentence
LEV kho-RESH makh-she-VOT A-ven rag-la-YIM me-ma-ha-ROT la-RUTS la-RA-a
Exegesis
The first clause, lev choresh machshevot aven, employs choresh {חֹרֵשׁ | ḥō-rēš} ‘one who devises’ to depict the heart {לֵב | lēv} ‘heart’ engaging in machshevot {מַחְשְׁבוֹת | maḥ-šă-vōṯ} ‘plans’ with aven {אָוֶן | ā-ven} ‘wickedness’.
Root and etymology
א־ו־ן
“iniquity, evil”
In context — Proverbs 6:18
A heart that devises plans of wickedness, feet that hasten to run toward evil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 6:18, 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.6.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.18.W4.S1) and character.