Proverbs 17:22:3Prov.17.22.W3TAB
יֵיטִ֣ב
yeitiv
“does good or makes good”
- Transliteration
- yei-TIV
- Extended
- yee-TIHV
- IPA
- /jeːˈtˤiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- does good or makes good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yei-TIV
- clause
LEV sa-ME-akh yei-TIV ge-HA
- sentence
LEV sa-ME-akh yei-TIV ge-HA ve-RU-akh ne-KHE-a te-ya-BESH-ga-REM
Exegesis
The Hiphil imperfect yēyiṭṭîḇ {יֵיטִב | yēyiṭṭîḇ} “makes well” takes gēhâ {גֵּהָה | gēhâ} ‘healing’ as its object, establishing a simile.
In context — Proverbs 17:22
A rejoicing heart does good like a healing , but a stricken spirit dries up the bone.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:22, so the Hebrew word יֵיטִ֣ב (yeitiv) 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.17.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.22.W3.S1) and character.