Proverbs 15:9:7Prov.15.9.W7TAB
יֶאֱהָֽב׃
yeehav
“he loves”
- Transliteration
- ye-e-HAV
- Extended
- yeh-eh-HAAV
- IPA
- /jɛ.ʔɛˈhaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- he loves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ye-e-HAV
- phraseyour reading level
tse-da-KA ye-e-HAV
- clause
u-me-rad-DEF tse-da-KA ye-e-HAV
- sentence
to-a-VAT ye-ho-VAH DE-rekh ra-SHA u-me-rad-DEF tse-da-KA ye-e-HAV
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect verb yeʾehav {יֶאֱהָֽב | ye-ə-hāḇ} ‘he loves’ expresses habitual divine action. The parallel structure of negative evaluation and positive affirmation emphasizes divine moral judgment and favor. English renders the construct with “abomination to the LORD” to preserve relational nuance, and the Piel participle is rendered as finite verbs to maintain aspectual and syntactic coherence.
In context — Proverbs 15:9
The way of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD , but He loves the one who pursues righteousness .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 15:9, so the Hebrew word יֶאֱהָֽב׃ (yeehav) 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.15.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.9.W7.S1) and character.