Proverbs 11:7:4Prov.11.7.W4TAB
תֹּאבַ֣ד
tovade
“it perishes”
- Transliteration
- to-VADE
- Extended
- toh-VAH-deh
- IPA
- /toːˈvav/
Meaning by language
- English
- it perishes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-VADE
- clause
be-MOT a-DAM ra-SHA to-VADE tik-VA
- sentence
be-MOT a-DAM ra-SHA to-VADE tik-VA ve-to-KHE-let o-NIM a-va-DA
Exegesis
The imperfect verb toavad {תֹּאבַד | tō-ʼā-ḇaḏ} expresses a future consequence and governs tikvah {תִּקְוָה | tiq-vāh} ‘hope’ as its direct object.
In context — Proverbs 11:7
At the death of a wicked man, his hope perishes, and the expectation of the strong ones vanishes.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 11:7, so the Hebrew word תֹּאבַ֣ד (tovade) 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.11.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.7.W4.S1) and character.