Jeremiah 22:15:14Jer.22.15.W14TAB

ט֥וֹב

tov

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Transliteration
TOV
Extended
TOHV
IPA
/ˈtˤoːv/

Meaning by language

English
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Alphabet Analysis

Tett — emphatic
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    TOV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    TOV LO

  3. clause

    a-VI-kha ha-LO a-KHAL ve-sha-TA ve-a-SA mish-paT u-tse-da-KA AZ TOV LO

  4. sentence

    ha-tim-LOKH KI a-TA me-ta-kha-RE va-A-rez a-VI-kha ha-LO a-KHAL ve-sha-TA ve-a-SA mish-paT u-tse-da-KA AZ TOV LO

Exegesis

The summary clause az ṭōḇ lō {אָ֖ז ט֥וֹב לֽוֹ | ʾāz ṭōḇ lō} ‘then it was well for him’ uses the adverb az {אָ֖ז | ʾāz} to signal positive outcome. Hebrew word order foregrounds the interrogative verb and sequences perfect verbs with waw to underscore the father’s exemplary actions. The translation preserves the challenge, causal relation, and parallelism.

In contextJeremiah 22:15

Will you reign because you are striving in cedar? Did not your father eat and drink and do justice and righteousness ? Then it was well for him.

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 22:15:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Jeremiah 22:15, so the Hebrew word ט֥וֹב (tov) 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 Jer.22.15.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.15.W14.S1) and character.