Proverbs 19:8:2Prov.19.8.W2TAB
אֹהֵ֣ב
ohev
“loves”
- Transliteration
- o-HEV
- Extended
- oh-HEHV
- IPA
- /ʔoːˈheːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
- clause
ko-NE-le-VAV o-HEV naf-SHO
- sentence
ko-NE-le-VAV o-HEV naf-SHO sho-MER te-vu-NA lim-tso-TO
Exegesis
The first hemistich uses koneh {קֹנֶה | qô-nê} ‘acquiring’ with the direct object lev {לֵב | lēv} ‘heart’, followed by ohev {אֹהֵב | ʾō-hêv} ‘loving’ with the pronominal object nap̄šô {נַפְשׁוֹ | nap̄-šô} ‘his soul’.
In context — Proverbs 19:8
One who acquires heart loves his soul; he who guards understanding will find good .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 19:8, so the Hebrew word אֹהֵ֣ב (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.19.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.8.W2.S1) and character.