Proverbs 13:24:2Prov.13.24.W2TAB
שִׁ֭בְטוֹ
shivto
“his rod”
- Transliteration
- shiv-TO
- Extended
- shihv-TOH
- IPA
- /ʃivˈṭoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his rod
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
shiv-TO
- clause
kho-SEKH shiv-TO so-NE ve-NO
- sentence
kho-SEKH shiv-TO so-NE ve-NO ve-o-ha-VO shi-kha-RO mu-SAR
Exegesis
The verse begins with the participle chosekh {חוֹשֵׂךְ | ḥô-šêḵ} “withholding,” forming a verbless clause with shivto {שִׁבְטוֹ | šiv-tô} “his rod” to imply refusal of correction.
Root and etymology
shin–bet–tav
“staff, rod, scepter”
In context — Proverbs 13:24
Whoever withholds his rod hates his son, but whoever loves him earnestly seeks discipline .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 13:24, so the Hebrew word שִׁ֭בְטוֹ (shivto) 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.13.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.24.W2.S1) and character.