Proverbs 18:17:4Prov.18.17.W4TAB
יבא־וּבָֽא־רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ
yavouvareehu
“until his neighbor comes and comes”
- Transliteration
- ya-VO-U-va-RE-e-hu
- Extended
- yah-VOH-OO-vah-REE-eh-hoo
- IPA
- /jaˈvoː.uːvaːˈreːʕeːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- until his neighbor comes and comes
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ya-VO-U-va-RE-e-hu
- clause
ya-VO-U-va-RE-e-hu va-kha-ka-RO
- sentence
tsa-DIK ha-ri-SHON be-ri-VO ya-VO-U-va-RE-e-hu va-kha-ka-RO
Exegesis
The sequence yavo {יָבֹא | yābô} ‘he comes’ (Qal imperfect with prefixed vav) followed by uva {וּבָא | ūwā} ‘and comes’ (Qal perfect with vav conjunction) introduces re’ehu {רֵעֵהוּ | rēʿēhû} ‘his neighbor’.
Root and etymology
Rootr-ʿ-h
“friend, companion”
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 18:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:17, so the Hebrew word יבא־וּבָֽא־רֵ֝עֵ֗הוּ (yavouvareehu) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.17.W4.S1) and character.