Proverbs 6:30:1Prov.6.30.W1TAB
לֹא־יָב֣וּזוּ
loyavuzu
“they do not despise”
- Transliteration
- LO-ya-VU-zu
- Extended
- LOH-yah-VOO-zoo
- IPA
- /loː.jaːˈvuː.zuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- they do not despise
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
LO-ya-VU-zu
- clause
LO-ya-VU-zu la-gan-NAV KI yig-NOV
- sentence
LO-ya-VU-zu la-gan-NAV KI yig-NOV le-mal-LE naf-SHO KI yir-AV
Exegesis
The verse consists of a negative main clause lo yavuzu {לֹא־יָב֣וּזוּ | lō yā-vū-zû} ‘they do not despise’ followed by the object la-ganav {לַגַּנָּב | lă-gan-nāb} ‘the thief’.
In context — Proverbs 6:30
They do not despise the thief if he steals to satisfy his soul because he is hungry .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:30:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 6:30, so the Hebrew word לֹא־יָב֣וּזוּ (loyavuzu) 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.6.30.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.30.W1.S1) and character.