Proverbs 19:22:1Prov.19.22.W1TAB
תַּאֲוַ֣ת
taavat
“desire of”
- Transliteration
- ta-a-VAT
- Extended
- tah-ah-VAT
- IPA
- /taʔaˈvat/
Meaning by language
- English
- desire of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ta-a-VAT
- clause
ta-a-VAT a-DAM kha-se-DO
- sentence
ta-a-VAT a-DAM kha-se-DO ve-TOV-RASH me-ISH ka-ZAV
Exegesis
The first clause is the construct chain taavat adam {תַּאֲוַת אָדָם | taʾă-vat ʾā-dām} ‘desire of a man’, with the noun chasdo {חַסְדּוֹ | ḥa-səd-dō} ‘his kindness’ functioning as the predicate nominative, emphasizing lovingkindness as a defining trait.
Root and etymology
ת־א־ו
“longing”
In context — Proverbs 19:22
What is desirable in a man is his kindness , and a poor person is better than a liar .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:22:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:22, so the Hebrew word תַּאֲוַ֣ת (taavat) 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.19.22.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.22.W1.S1) and character.