Proverbs 16:27:8Prov.16.27.W8TAB
צָרָֽבֶת׃
tsaravet
“a burning or scorching”
- Transliteration
- tsa-ra-VET
- Extended
- tsaa-raa-VEHT
- IPA
- /tsaː.raːˈvɛt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a burning or scorching
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
tsa-ra-VET
- phraseyour reading level
ke-ESH tsa-ra-VET
- clause
ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV se-fa-TO ke-ESH tsa-ra-VET
- sentence
ISH be-li-YA-al ko-RE ra-A ve-AL-sha-fa-TAV se-fa-TO ke-ESH tsa-ra-VET
Exegesis
The simile ke-esh tsaravet {כְּאֵשׁ צָרָבֶת | kə-ʾêš tsā-rā-vet} ‘like a scorching fire’ employs vivid imagery to illustrate the consuming power of harmful speech.
Root and etymology
ts-r-vtsade–resh–bet
“to burn, scorch”
In context — Proverbs 16:27
A man of worthlessness digs evil, and on his lips there is a scorching fire .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 16:27, so the Hebrew word צָרָֽבֶת׃ (tsaravet) 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.16.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.27.W8.S1) and character.