Proverbs 10:25:1Prov.10.25.W1TAB
כַּעֲב֣וֹר
kaavor
“as passing over”
- Transliteration
- ka-a-VOR
- Extended
- kah-ah-VOHR
- IPA
- /ka.ʕaˈvoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- as passing over
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-a-VOR
- clause
ka-a-VOR su-FA ve-EN ra-SHA
- sentence
ka-a-VOR su-FA ve-EN ra-SHA ve-tsa-DIK ye-SOD o-LAM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the adverbial simile ka-avor {כַּעֲב֣וֹר | ka-ʿă-vōr} ‘as passing’ in a Qal infinitive construct, with sufa {ס֭וּפָה | sū-p̄āh} ‘storm’ as the illustrative image.
In context — Proverbs 10:25
As the storm passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 10:25, so the Hebrew word כַּעֲב֣וֹר (kaavor) 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.10.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.25.W1.S1) and character.