Proverbs 19:17:1Prov.19.17.W1TAB
מַלְוֵ֣ה
malve
“one lending”
- Transliteration
- mal-VE
- Extended
- mahl-VEE
- IPA
- /malˈveː/
Meaning by language
- English
- one lending
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mal-VE
- clause
mal-VE ye-ho-VAH kho-NEN DAL
- sentence
mal-VE ye-ho-VAH kho-NEN DAL u-ge-mu-LO ye-shal-LEM-lo
Exegesis
It begins with the Hiphil participle malveh {מַלְוֵה | malwēh} ‘lending,’ which initiates the first clause.
Root and etymology
l-v-hlamed–vav–he
“to lend, borrow”
In context — Proverbs 19:17
One who is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD , and He will repay him with recompense .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:17, so the Hebrew word מַלְוֵ֣ה (malve) 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.19.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.17.W1.S1) and character.