Proverbs 17:14:7Prov.17.14.W7TAB
הָרִ֥יב
hariv
“the quarrel”
- Transliteration
- ha-RIV
- Extended
- haa-REEV
- IPA
- /haːˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- the quarrel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
ha-RIV
- phraseyour reading level
ha-RIV ne-TOSH
- clause
ve-lif-NEI hit-gal-LA ha-RIV ne-TOSH
- sentence
PO-ter MA-yim re-SHIT ma-DON ve-lif-NEI hit-gal-LA ha-RIV ne-TOSH
Exegesis
The conjunction plus preposition ve-lifnei {וְלִפְנֵי | wə·lî·p̄nê} ‘and before’ introduces a temporal clause headed by the Hitpael infinitive construct hitgalla {הִתְגַּלַּע | hit·gal·lâʿ} ‘burst forth’ and its object ha-riv {הָרִיב | hā·rîḇ} ‘the quarrel’.
Root and etymology
r-y-bresh–yod–bet
“to contend”
In context — Proverbs 17:14
Releasing water is the beginning of strife ; leave a quarrel before it bursts forth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 17:14, so the Hebrew word הָרִ֥יב (hariv) 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.17.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.14.W7.S1) and character.