Proverbs 13:19:3Prov.13.19.W3TAB
תֶּעֱרַ֣ב
teerav
“is sweet”
- Transliteration
- te-e-RAV
- Extended
- teh-eh-RAV
- IPA
- /tɛ.ʕɛˈrav/
Meaning by language
- English
- is sweet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| 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
te-e-RAV
- 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 Qal imperfect teʿeráv {תֶּעֱרַב | teʿeráv} ‘is sweet’ serves as a predicate and takes the prepositional phrase lə-nāphēš {לְנָפֶשׁ | lə-nāphēš} ‘to the soul,’ emphasizing internal satisfaction.
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 13:19:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 13:19, so the Hebrew word תֶּעֱרַ֣ב (teerav) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.19.W3.S1) and character.