Proverbs 15:17:1Prov.15.17.W1TAB
ט֤וֹב
tov
“better”
- Transliteration
- TOV
- Extended
- TOHV
- IPA
- /ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- better
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TOV
- clause
TOV a-ru-KHAT ya-RAK ve-a-ha-VAH-SHAM
- sentence
TOV a-ru-KHAT ya-RAK ve-a-ha-VAH-SHAM mi-SHOR a-VUS ve-sin-A-VO
Exegesis
The proverb opens with tov {ט֤וֹב | tôv} conveying a qualitative comparison.
Root and etymology
t-v-btvb
“good”
In context — Proverbs 15:17
Better is a meal of vegetables where love is, than a fattened ox with hatred .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 15:17, so the Hebrew word ט֤וֹב (tov) 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.15.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.17.W1.S1) and character.