Proverbs 16:20:3Prov.16.20.W3TAB
יִמְצָא־ט֑וֹב
yimtsatob
“will find good”
- Transliteration
- yim-TSA-TOB
- Extended
- yihm-TSA-TOHB
- IPA
- /jimˈtsaː.ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- will find good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| 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
yim-TSA-TOB
- clause
mas-KIL al-da-VAR yim-TSA-TOB
- sentence
mas-KIL al-da-VAR yim-TSA-TOB u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ash-RAI-v
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yimtsa {יִמְצָא | yim-ṣāʾ} ‘he will find’ governs the direct object tov {ט֑וֹב | tōv} ‘good.’
Root and etymology
t-w-btaw–waw–beth
“good, pleasant”
In context — Proverbs 16:20
The one who acts prudently concerning a matter will find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD —blessed is he .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 16:20, so the Hebrew word יִמְצָא־ט֑וֹב (yimtsatob) 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.16.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.20.W3.S1) and character.