Proverbs 18:24:5Prov.18.24.W5TAB
אֹ֝הֵ֗ב
ohev
“a friend or one who loves”
- Transliteration
- o-HEV
- Extended
- oh-HEEV
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈheːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a friend or one who loves
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
o-HEV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-YESH o-HEV
- clause
ve-YESH o-HEV da-VEK me-AKH
- sentence
ISH re-IM le-hit-ro-E-a ve-YESH o-HEV da-VEK me-AKH
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction veyesh {וְיֵ֥שׁ | wə-yêš} links to the contrasting clause with the participles ohev {אֹ֝הֵ֗ב | ’ô-hēḇ} and davek {דָּבֵ֥ק | dā-ḇêq}, forming “one who loves” and “clinging,” respectively.
In context — Proverbs 18:24
A man of many companions may be brought to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:24, so the Hebrew word אֹ֝הֵ֗ב (ohev) 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.18.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.24.W5.S1) and character.