Proverbs 20:22:3Prov.20.22.W3TAB
קַוֵּ֥ה
kave
“wait”
- Transliteration
- ka-VE
- Extended
- kah-VEE
- IPA
- /qaˈweː/
Meaning by language
- English
- wait
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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
ka-VE
- phraseyour reading level
ka-VE la-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ka-VE la-ye-ho-VAH ve-yo-SHA LAKH
- sentence
al-to-MAR a-SHAL-le-MA-RA ka-VE la-ye-ho-VAH ve-yo-SHA LAKH
Exegesis
The Piel imperative qavvēh {קַוֵּה | qavvēh} ‘hope’ governs the prepositional phrase lə-Yəhōwāh {לַֽיְהוָ֗ה | lə-yəhōwāh} ‘in the LORD,’ indicating the proper object of trust.
Root and etymology
ק־ו־ה
“to wait; hope”
In context — Proverbs 20:22
Do not say “I will repay evil”; instead hope in the LORD and He will save you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 20:22, so the Hebrew word קַוֵּ֥ה (kave) 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.20.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.22.W3.S1) and character.