Proverbs 12:18:4Prov.12.18.W4TAB
חָ֑רֶב
kharev
“of a sword”
- Transliteration
- KHA-rev
- Extended
- KHAA-rehv
- IPA
- /ˈħaːrɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- of a sword
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-rev
- phraseyour reading level
ke-mad-ke-ROT KHA-rev
- clause
YESH bo-TE ke-mad-ke-ROT KHA-rev
- sentence
YESH bo-TE ke-mad-ke-ROT KHA-rev u-le-SHON kha-kha-MIM mar-PE
Exegesis
The simile ke-madkerot cherev {כְּמַדְקְר֣וֹת חָ֑רֶב | kə-mad-ker-ōṯ ḥā-rev} uses the preposition kə (“like”) to compare hasty words to piercing sword wounds.
Root and etymology
ḥ-r-vḥēt–resh–vav
“sword, destruction”
In context — Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like stabbings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 12:18, so the Hebrew word חָ֑רֶב (kharev) 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.12.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.18.W4.S1) and character.