Proverbs 13:19:1Prov.13.19.W1TAB
תַּאֲוָ֣ה
taava
“a desire”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-VA
- Extended
- tah-ah-VAA
- IPA
- /ta.ʔăˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a desire
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-a-VA
- clause
ta-a-VA nih-he-YA te-e-RAV le-NA-fesh
- sentence
ta-a-VA nih-he-YA te-e-RAV le-NA-fesh ve-to-a-VAT ke-si-LIM SUR me-RA
Exegesis
The verse opens with taavah {תַּאֲוָה | taʾāvâh} ‘desire’ as the topic of the first clause, followed by the Niphal perfect nîhyâh {נִהְיָה | nîhyâh} ‘is fulfilled,’ indicating a completed state.
Root and etymology
א־ו־הaleph–vav–heh
“desire, craving”
In context — Proverbs 13:19
A desire fulfilled is sweet to the soul ; but for fools, turning away from evil is abomination .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 13:19, so the Hebrew word תַּאֲוָ֣ה (taava) 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.13.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.19.W1.S1) and character.