Proverbs 14:13:5Prov.14.13.W5TAB
תוּגָֽה׃
tuga
“grief”
- Transliteration
- tu-GA
- Extended
- too-GAA
- IPA
- /tuːˈɣaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- grief
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
tu-GA
- phraseyour reading level
sim-KHA tu-GA
- clause
ve-a-kha-ri-TAH sim-KHA tu-GA
- sentence
gam-bi-SKHOK yikh-AV-LEV ve-a-kha-ri-TAH sim-KHA tu-GA
Exegesis
The coordinating vav introduces veacharitah {וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ | wə-ʾaḥă-rî-ṯāh} ‘and its end,’ linked to simchah {שִׂמְחָה | śim-ḥāh} ‘joy’ and culminating in tugah {תוּגָה | ṯū-gāh} ‘sorrow.’ This chiastic and antithetical parallelism underscores the contrast between outward mirth and inward grief, with the construct chain expressing the culmination of joy in sorrow.
Root and etymology
תוגtav–vav–gimel
“sorrow”
In context — Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter , the heart may ache, and the end of joy is sorrow.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 14:13, so the Hebrew word תוּגָֽה׃ (tuga) 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.14.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.13.W5.S1) and character.