Proverbs 14:29:3Prov.14.29.W3TAB
רַב־תְּבוּנָ֑ה
ravtevuna
“abundant of understanding”
- Transliteration
- rav-te-vu-NA
- Extended
- rahv-teh-voo-NAA
- IPA
- /rav.təvuˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- abundant of understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rav-te-vu-NA
- clause
E-rekh a-PA-yim rav-te-vu-NA
- sentence
E-rekh a-PA-yim rav-te-vu-NA u-ke-TSAR-ru-akh me-RIM i-VE-let
Exegesis
The construct rav-tevunah {רַב־תְּבוּנָה | rav-tĕ-bû-nā} ‘much understanding’ functions as the positive result in the first clause.
Root and etymology
r-b-bresh–bet–bet
“many; great”
In context — Proverbs 14:29
One who is slow to anger has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered lifts up folly.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:29:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:29, so the Hebrew word רַב־תְּבוּנָ֑ה (ravtevuna) 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.14.29.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.29.W3.S1) and character.