dar.vo.nah denotes goads in the comparison that likens wise words to pointed instruments.

The plural form denotes goads in Ecclesiastes 12:11, where words of the wise are compared with them.

1. Goads in a comparison for wise words · dominant

   In Ecclesiastes 12:11, the plural noun occurs in the comparison of “Words of the wise” with goads; the APB renders the clause “Words of the wise are like goads.”

   Ecclesiastes 12:11

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Ecclesiastes 12:11, the APB presents the term in the comparison “Words of the wise are like goads.” The verse is read as a whole, but the clause plainly preserves the comparison.