Proverbs 15:30:4Prov.15.30.W4TAB
ט֝וֹבָ֗ה
tova
“good”
- Transliteration
- to-VA
- Extended
- toh-VAA
- IPA
- /tˤoːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- good
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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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
to-VA
- phraseyour reading level
she-mu-A to-VA
- clause
she-mu-A to-VA te-da-SHEN-a-TSEM
- sentence
me-OR-E-na-YIM ye-sa-MAKH-LEV she-mu-A to-VA te-da-SHEN-a-TSEM
Exegesis
In the parallel clause, shemuah tovah {שְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה | šĕ-mu-ʿāh ṭō-vāh} ‘good report’ serves as nominal subject of the piel imperfect tedashen {תְּדַשֶּׁן | tə-ḏa-šên} ‘makes fat,’ with atzem {עָצֶם | ʿā-ṣem} ‘bone’ as the object. The chiastic pairing of sensory delight and positive information underscores their parallel outcomes on inner wellbeing and structural strength.
Root and etymology
ט־ו־ב
“good, pleasant”
In context — Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes brings joy to the heart , and a good report invigorates the bones .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 15:30, so the Hebrew word ט֝וֹבָ֗ה (tova) 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.15.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.30.W4.S1) and character.