Proverbs 2:20:4Prov.2.20.W4TAB
טוֹבִ֑ים
tovim
“good ones”
- Transliteration
- to-VIM
- Extended
- toh-VEEM
- IPA
- /toːˈviːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- good ones
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-VIM
- phraseyour reading level
te-LEKH be-DE-rekh to-VIM
- clause
le-MA-an te-LEKH be-DE-rekh to-VIM
- sentence
le-MA-an te-LEKH be-DE-rekh to-VIM ve-OR-khot tsa-di-KIM tish-MOR
Exegesis
The parallel prepositional phrases be-derekh tovim {בְּדֶרֶךְ טוֹבִים | be-ḏe-reḵ ṭō-vim} ‘in the way of the good’ and ve-orkhot tsaddiqim {וְאַרְחוֹת צַדִּיקִים | wə-ʾor-ḥōt ṣad-dî-qim} ‘and paths of the righteous’ use attributive plurals to depict moral exemplars. The vav conjunction links the two outcomes, creating a balanced structure that emphasizes both movement and ongoing vigilance. English finite verbs convey intentional action and continuous moral commitment.
Root and etymology
t-w-btet–waw–bet
“pleasant, good”
In context — Proverbs 2:20
So that you may walk in the way of the good and keep the paths of the righteous .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 2:20, so the Hebrew word טוֹבִ֑ים (tovim) 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.2.20.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.20.W4.S1) and character.