Proverbs 14:20:4Prov.14.20.W4TAB
וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י
veohave
“but lovers of”
- Transliteration
- ve-o-ha-VE
- Extended
- veh-oh-hah-VEE
- IPA
- /wəʔo.hăˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- but lovers of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ve-o-ha-VE
- clause
ve-o-ha-VE a-SHIR ra-BIM
- sentence
gam-le-RE-e-hu yis-sa-NE RASH ve-o-ha-VE a-SHIR ra-BIM
Exegesis
The second clause wə-’ōḥăvē ʿāšîr rabbîm {וְאֹהֲבֵי עָשִׁיר רַבִּים | wə-’ōḥăvē ʿāšîr rabbîm} ‘and lovers of rich man many’ lacks a copula, implying existence and emphasizing abundance. This antithetic parallelism contrasts social rejection of the impoverished with the popularity conferred by wealth.
In context — Proverbs 14:20
Even his own neighbor hates the poor man, but the friends of the rich man are many .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:20, so the Hebrew word וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י (veohave) 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.14.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.20.W4.S1) and character.