Proverbs 18:17:3Prov.18.17.W3TAB
בְּרִיב֑וֹ
berivo
“in his dispute or case”
- Transliteration
- be-ri-VO
- Extended
- beh-rih-VOH
- IPA
- /bəriˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his dispute or case
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ri-VO
- clause
tsa-DIK ha-ri-SHON be-ri-VO
- sentence
tsa-DIK ha-ri-SHON be-ri-VO ya-VO-U-va-RE-e-hu va-kha-ka-RO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase berivo {בְּרִיבוֹ | bərîbô} ‘in his dispute’ establishes the legal context.
In context — Proverbs 18:17
The one who is first in his dispute seems just , but then his neighbor comes and examines him .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:17, so the Hebrew word בְּרִיב֑וֹ (berivo) 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.18.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.17.W3.S1) and character.