Proverbs 15:16:4Prov.15.16.W4TAB
מֵאוֹצָ֥ר
meotsar
“than a storehouse of”
- Transliteration
- me-o-TSAR
- Extended
- mee-oh-TSAR
- IPA
- /meːʔoːˈtsaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- than a storehouse of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-o-TSAR
- phraseyour reading level
me-o-TSAR RAV
- clause
me-o-TSAR RAV u-me-hu-MA VO
- sentence
TOV-me-AT be-yir-AT ye-ho-VAH me-o-TSAR RAV u-me-hu-MA VO
Exegesis
The particle me {מֵ | mē} ‘than’ introduces the contrasted phrase otzar rav {אוֹצָר רָב | ’ō-tsār rāḇ} ‘treasure great.’
Root and etymology
א-צ-ר
“store up, treasure”
In context — Proverbs 15:16
Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than abundant treasure accompanied by trouble .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:16, so the Hebrew word מֵאוֹצָ֥ר (meotsar) 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.15.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.16.W4.S1) and character.