Proverbs 18:22:4Prov.18.22.W4TAB

ט֑וֹב

tov

good

Transliteration
TOV
Extended
TOHV
IPA
/ˈtˤoːv/

Meaning by language

English
good

Alphabet Analysis

Tett — emphatic
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    TOV

  2. clause

    ma-TSA i-SHA ma-TSA TOV

  3. sentence

    ma-TSA i-SHA ma-TSA TOV va-ya-FEK ra-TSON me-ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The verb repeats to intensify: matsa {מָצָא | mā-ṣāʾ} ‘he found’ introduces the noun ṭō-ḇ {טוֹב | ṭō-ḇ} ‘good’.

Root and etymology

ṭ-v-bṭet–vav–bet

goodness, well-being

In contextProverbs 18:22

Whoever finds a wife finds good , and obtains favor from the LORD .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 18:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 18:22, so the Hebrew word ט֑וֹב (tov) 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.18.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.22.W4.S1) and character.