Proverbs 20:3:4Prov.20.3.W4TAB
מֵרִ֑יב
meriv
“from strife”
- Transliteration
- me-RIV
- Extended
- mee-REEV
- IPA
- /meː.ˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- from strife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
me-RIV
- clause
ka-VOD LA-ish SHE-vet me-RIV
- sentence
ka-VOD LA-ish SHE-vet me-RIV ve-KAL-e-VIL yi-te-gal-LA
Exegesis
She-veṯ {שֶׁבֶת | še-veṯ} begins the nominal phrase with a prepositional source mê-rîḇ {מֵרִיב | mê-rîḇ} 'from strife,' indicating separation from conflict.
Root and etymology
r-y-br-y-b
“strife”
In context — Proverbs 20:3
It is an honor for a man to cease from strife , but every fool will break out .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 20:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 20:3, so the Hebrew word מֵרִ֑יב (meriv) 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.20.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.3.W4.S1) and character.