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

Result
לֹא + יָ + ב֣וּ + זוּ
lo + ya + vu + zu
loyavuzu

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Zayinz as in zero
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    LO-ya-VU-zu

  2. clause

    LO-ya-VU-zu la-gan-NAV KI yig-NOV

  3. 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 contextProverbs 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.