Proverbs 15:2:3Prov.15.2.W3TAB
תֵּיטִ֣יב
teitiv
“does good to”
- Transliteration
- te-i-TIV
- Extended
- tee-ee-TEEV
- IPA
- /teː.jˈtˁiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- does good to
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
te-i-TIV
- clause
le-SHON kha-kha-MIM te-i-TIV DA-at
- sentence
le-SHON kha-kha-MIM te-i-TIV DA-at u-FI khe-si-LIM ya-BI-a i-VE-let
Exegesis
The verb teitiv {תֵּיטִיב | têy-ṭîḇ} ‘uses’ is a Hiphil imperfect third person feminine singular denoting habitual causation related to da`at {דָּעַת | dā-ʿaṯ} ‘knowledge’.
In context — Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise uses knowledge well, but the mouth of fools pours out folly .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:2, so the Hebrew word תֵּיטִ֣יב (teitiv) 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.15.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.2.W3.S1) and character.