pa-vo-fe · W153
pavofe · holy ground, value-bounded place · ✅
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| Domain | theology / sacred space |
| Class | place |
| Type | compound |
| Register | theological / formal |
| First use | S406 — pa-mi pa-vo-fe (this place [is] holy ground) |
Composition
pa (place/space) + vo (value/quality) + fe (boundary/limit) = a place whose value has a defined boundary = set-apart place = holy ground. Structural parallel to to-fe-li (epistemic guardian: one who bounds knowledge) and pa-no-fe (omnipresence: place without boundary). pa-vo-fe is the bounded version: a place whose holiness is a specific, locatable boundary — not diffuse goodness but designated sacred space.
Definition
holy ground; a place whose value-status is explicitly set apart / bounded. A location defined by its elevated value boundary — not merely a good place (pa-vo) but a place whose goodness has a formal boundary that separates it from ordinary space.
Notes
Zero-copula predication: pa-mi pa-vo-fe = my-place value-bounded-place = this place is holy ground. The removal of sandals (W152) is the behavioral correlate of the pa-vo-fe designation. Contrast: pa-vo (value-place = good land, used in S410) is the property form without the explicit boundary marker; pa-vo-fe adds the sanctification boundary. fa-vo-fe would be the inward equivalent (pure in spirit / bounded interior value) — not yet attested.
Related
pa (primitive: place), vo (primitive: value/quality), fe (primitive: boundary), ki-ne (W152: sandal, removed at holy ground), to-fe-li (W—: epistemic guardian, structural parallel)
In the corpus
1 attestation.
| S# | Tonesu |
|---|---|
| S406 | la-Elohim ka-si / no-ki-di / lo-ki-ne ka-de-ne / pa-mi pa-vo-feGod commanded: do not approach; your sandals; this place is holy. |
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