Proverbs 14:4:3Prov.14.4.W3TAB
אֵב֣וּ
evus
“manger or feeding-trough”
- Transliteration
- e-VUS
- Extended
- ee-VOOS
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈvuːs/
Meaning by language
- English
- manger or feeding-trough
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
e-VUS
- clause
be-EN a-la-FIM e-VUS BAR
- sentence
be-EN a-la-FIM e-VUS BAR ve-RAV-te-vu-OT be-KHO-akh SHOR
Exegesis
Evus bar {אֵבוּס בָּר | ʾê-vûs bār} ‘manger is clean’ states the immediate result.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–bet–samekh
“fodder, feed”
In context — Proverbs 14:4
When there are no oxen, the manger stays clean, but abundant harvests come through the strength of the ox.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:4, so the Hebrew word אֵב֣וּ (evus) 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.14.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.4.W3.S1) and character.