Proverbs 15:18:8Prov.15.18.W8TAB
רִֽיב׃
riv
“contention”
- Transliteration
- RIV
- Extended
- REEV
- IPA
- /ˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- contention
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RIV
- phraseyour reading level
yash-ki-TIT RIV
- clause
ve-E-rekh A-pa-YIM yash-ki-TIT RIV
- sentence
ISH KHE-MA ye-ga-RE ma-DON ve-E-rekh A-pa-YIM yash-ki-TIT RIV
Exegesis
Each verb governs its direct object—madon {מָדוֹן | mā-ḏōn} ‘strife’ and riv {רִֽיב | rîḇ} ‘quarrel’—mirroring the chiastic structure. The adversative conjunction wə- (and/but) prefixed to erekh appayim signals the contrast, rendered as “but” in English to highlight the reversal of behavior. The idiom erekh appayim ‘slow to anger’ evokes restrained breath as a metaphor for patience, guiding the choice of “patient” in the dynamic version.
Root and etymology
ר־י־ב
“to dispute, contend”
In context — Proverbs 15:18
A man of wrath stirs up strife , but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:18:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 15:18, so the Hebrew word רִֽיב׃ (riv) 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.15.18.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.18.W8.S1) and character.