Proverbs 17:18:6Prov.17.18.W6TAB
עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה
aruba
“a pledge or security”
- Transliteration
- a-ru-BA
- Extended
- ah-ruh-BAA
- IPA
- /ʕăruˈbːaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a pledge or security
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
a-ru-BA
- phraseyour reading level
o-REV a-ru-BA
- clause
o-REV a-ru-BA lif-NE re-E-hu
- sentence
a-DAM kha-SAR-LEV to-KE-a KAF o-REV a-ru-BA lif-NE re-E-hu
Exegesis
This is followed by a participial clause with orev {עֹרֵב | ʿō-rêv} ‘one who pledges’ linked to the noun arubbah {עֲרֻבָּה | ʿă-rû-bah} ‘surety’, indicating the act of legally binding oneself.
Root and etymology
Rootayin–resh–bet
“pledge, guarantee”
In context — Proverbs 17:18
A man lacking sense strikes hands and becomes a pledge before his friend.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 17:18, so the Hebrew word עֲ֝רֻבָּ֗ה (aruba) 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.17.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.18.W6.S1) and character.