Proverbs 14:4:5Prov.14.4.W5TAB
וְרָב־תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת
veravtevuot
“and much or abundant produce”
- Transliteration
- ve-RAV-te-vu-OT
- Extended
- veh-RAAV-teh-voo-OHT
- IPA
- /vərav.təvuˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and much or abundant produce
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-RAV-te-vu-OT
- clause
ve-RAV-te-vu-OT be-KHO-akh SHOR
- sentence
be-EN a-la-FIM e-VUS BAR ve-RAV-te-vu-OT be-KHO-akh SHOR
Exegesis
The adversative vav with rav-tevuot {וְרָב־תְּבוּאוֹת | wə-rāḇ Tə-vū-’ôṯ} ‘and abundant produce’ signals a contrasting outcome.
Root and etymology
Roottav–bet–aleph
“bringing in, yield”
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 14:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 14:4, so the Hebrew word וְרָב־תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת (veravtevuot) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.4.W5.S1) and character.