Proverbs 11:15:2Prov.11.15.W2TAB
כִּי־עָ֣רַב
kiarav
“for he became surety”
- Transliteration
- KI-a-RAV
- Extended
- KEE-ah-RAHV
- IPA
- /kiː.ʕaːˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- for he became surety
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KI-a-RAV
- clause
RA-ye-RO-a KI-a-RAV ZAR
- sentence
RA-ye-RO-a KI-a-RAV ZAR ve-so-NE to-ke-IM BO-TE-akh
Exegesis
The conjunction ki {כִּי | kî} marks the causal connection to the perfect verb arav {עָ֣רַב | ʿā-raḇ} plus its object zar {זָ֑ר | zār}, forming a protasis–apodosis relationship.
Root and etymology
Rootʿ–r–b
“to pledge, guarantee”
In context — Proverbs 11:15
He who becomes surety for a stranger will suffer harm, but whoever hates striking hands remains secure.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 11:15, so the Hebrew word כִּי־עָ֣רַב (kiarav) 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.11.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.15.W2.S1) and character.