Proverbs 10:27:3Prov.10.27.W3TAB
תּוֹסִ֣יף
tosif
“adds or increases”
- Transliteration
- to-SIF
- Extended
- toh-SEEF
- IPA
- /toːˈsiːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- adds or increases
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-SIF
- clause
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH to-SIF ya-MIM
- sentence
yir-AT ye-ho-VAH to-SIF ya-MIM u-she-NOT re-sha-IM tik-TSO-re-NA
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect tosif {תּוֹסִיף | tô-sîp̄} conveys causative action by the feminine subject, producing an increase of yamim {יָמִים | yā-mîm} ‘days’.
In context — Proverbs 10:27
The fear of the LORD will add days , but the years of the wicked will be shortened.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 10:27, so the Hebrew word תּוֹסִ֣יף (tosif) 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.10.27.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.27.W3.S1) and character.