Proverbs 12:25:5Prov.12.25.W5TAB
ט֣וֹב
tov
“good”
- Transliteration
- TOV
- Extended
- TOHV
- IPA
- /ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TOV
- phraseyour reading level
TOV ye-sa-me-KHE-na
- clause
ve-da-VAR TOV ye-sa-me-KHE-na
- sentence
de-a-GA be-LEV-Ish ya-she-KHE-na ve-da-VAR TOV ye-sa-me-KHE-na
Exegesis
The adversative conjunction ve {וְ} marks contrast leading to davar tov {דָּבָר טוֹב | dā-var tōv} ‘good word’, and the Piel verb yesammekhennah {יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה | yə-sammē-ḥen-nāh} ‘makes it rejoice’ emphasizes restoration and uplift. This structure mirrors emotional descent and ascent in parallel Hiphil/Piel forms, which is rendered in English by balancing “causes it to sink” with “makes it rejoice” in natural word order.
Root and etymology
Roott-v-b
“good, pleasant”
In context — Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in the heart of a man causes it to sink, but a good word makes it rejoice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 12:25, so the Hebrew word ט֣וֹב (tov) 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.12.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.25.W5.S1) and character.