Proverbs 9:6:1Prov.9.6.W1TAB
עִזְב֣וּ
izvu
“leave”
- Transliteration
- iz-VU
- Extended
- ihz-VOO
- IPA
- /ʕizˈvuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- leave
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
iz-VU
- clause
iz-VU pe-ta-IM vi-khe-YU
- sentence
iz-VU pe-ta-IM vi-khe-YU ve-ish-RU be-DE-rekh bi-NA
Exegesis
The verse employs a sequence of imperatives: izvu {עִזְבוּ | ʿiz-bū} ‘leave’ calls for separation from peta'im {פְתָאיִם | pə-tā-ʾîm} ‘simple ones’.
Root and etymology
RootAyin–Zayin–Bet
“to leave, forsake”
In context — Proverbs 9:6
Leave behind the simple ways and live, and walk straight in the way of insight .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:6:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 9:6, so the Hebrew word עִזְב֣וּ (izvu) 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.9.6.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.6.W1.S1) and character.