Proverbs 10:22:6Prov.10.22.W6TAB
עֶ֣צֶב
etsev
“pain or sorrow”
- Transliteration
- E-tsev
- Extended
- EH-tsehv
- IPA
- /ˈʕɛ.tsɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- pain or sorrow
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
E-tsev
- phraseyour reading level
E-tsev i-MAH
- clause
ve-LO-YO-sif E-tsev i-MAH
- sentence
bir-KAT ye-ho-VAH HI ta-a-SHIR ve-LO-YO-sif E-tsev i-MAH
Exegesis
The adversative clause introduced by wə-lōʾ {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ links the antithesis, where yōsēp̄ {יוֹסִף | yōsēp̄} ‘he adds’ takes the object ʿéṣeb {עֶצֶב | ʿéṣeb} ‘pain.’
Root and etymology
ʿ-ṣ-bʿayin–tsade–beth
“pain, toil, grief”
In context — Proverbs 10:22
The blessing of the LORD makes one rich, and He adds no sorrow with it.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 10:22, so the Hebrew word עֶ֣צֶב (etsev) 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.10.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.22.W6.S1) and character.