Proverbs 16:8:4Prov.16.8.W4TAB
תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת
tevuot
“produce or revenues”
- Transliteration
- te-vu-OT
- Extended
- teh-voo-OHT
- IPA
- /təvuːˈʔoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- produce or revenues
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-vu-OT
- phraseyour reading level
me-ROV te-vu-OT
- clause
me-ROV te-vu-OT be-LO mish-PAT
- sentence
TOV-me-AT bits-da-KA me-ROV te-vu-OT be-LO mish-PAT
Exegesis
The clause merov tevuot {מֵרֹ֥ב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת | mēroḇ tevû’ōṯ} ‘than abundance of harvests’ uses the preposition min with a plural noun to express contrast.
In context — Proverbs 16:8
Better is a little with righteousness than abundant income without justice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 16:8, so the Hebrew word תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת (tevuot) 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.16.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.8.W4.S1) and character.