Proverbs 6:30:2Prov.6.30.W2TAB
לַ֭גַּנָּב
lagannav
“the thief”
- Transliteration
- la-gan-NAV
- Extended
- lah-gan-NAAV
- IPA
- /lag.ganˈnaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the thief
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-gan-NAV
- 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’.
Root and etymology
g-n-vgimel–nun–bet
“to steal”
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 6:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:30, so the Hebrew word לַ֭גַּנָּב (lagannav) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.30.W2.S1) and character.