Proverbs 9:7:5Prov.9.7.W5TAB
קָל֑וֹן
kalon
“disgrace”
- Transliteration
- ka-LON
- Extended
- kaa-LOHN
- IPA
- /qaːˈloːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- disgrace
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-LON
- phraseyour reading level
lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON
- clause
yo-SER LETS lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON
- sentence
yo-SER LETS lo-KE-akh LO ka-LON u-mo-KHI-akh le-ra-SHA MU-MO
Exegesis
The sequence lōqēaḥ lō qālôn {לֹקֵ֣חַ ל֣וֹ קָל֑וֹן | lōqēaḥ lō qālôn} uses a participle plus a pronominal suffix and direct object to express the result ‘obtains for himself disgrace’.
Root and etymology
q-l-nqof–lamed–nun
“disgrace, reproach”
In context — Proverbs 9:7
Whoever corrects a scoffer acquires disgrace for himself, and whoever reproves the wicked gets a stain.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 9:7, so the Hebrew word קָל֑וֹן (kalon) 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.9.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.7.W5.S1) and character.