Proverbs 17:9:3Prov.17.9.W3TAB
אַהֲבָ֑ה
ahava
“love”
- Transliteration
- a-ha-VA
- Extended
- ah-hah-VAA
- IPA
- /ʔa.hăˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
a-ha-VA
- clause
me-khas-SE-PE-sha me-vak-KESH a-ha-VA
- sentence
me-khas-SE-PE-sha me-vak-KESH a-ha-VA ve-sho-NE ve-da-VAR maf-RID a-LUF
Exegesis
The participle mevakesh {מְבַקֵּ֣שׁ | mĕvaqqēš} ‘seeking’ governs ahavah {אַהֲבָ֑ה | ’ăḥăḇāh} ‘love’, expressing purpose.
Root and etymology
א־ה־ב
“love, affection”
In context — Proverbs 17:9
One who covers a transgression seeks love, but one who keeps repeating a matter drives apart close friends .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 17:9, so the Hebrew word אַהֲבָ֑ה (ahava) 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.17.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.9.W3.S1) and character.