Proverbs 18:16:3Prov.18.16.W3TAB
יַרְחִ֣יב
yarkhiv
“makes wide”
- Transliteration
- yar-KHI-v
- Extended
- yahr-KHIIV
- IPA
- /jarˈħiːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- makes wide
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| 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
yar-KHI-v
- clause
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO
- sentence
ma-TAN a-DAM yar-KHI-v LO ve-lif-NE ge-do-LIM yan-KHE-nu
Exegesis
The Qal imperfect yarchiv {יַרְחִיב | ya-rḥîḇ} ‘expands space’ introduces a causative clause framing opportunity creation.
In context — Proverbs 18:16
A man’s gift makes room for him, and leads him before great men .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:16, so the Hebrew word יַרְחִ֣יב (yarkhiv) 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.18.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.16.W3.S1) and character.