Proverbs 21:17:3Prov.21.17.W3TAB
אֹהֵ֣ב
ohev
“loving”
- Transliteration
- o-HEV
- Extended
- oh-HEHV
- IPA
- /ʔo.ˈhev/
Meaning by language
- English
- loving
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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Word in context
- word
o-HEV
- clause
ISH makh-SOR o-HEV sim-KHA
- sentence
ISH makh-SOR o-HEV sim-KHA o-HEV ya-yin-va-SHE-men LO ya-a-SHIR
Exegesis
Two parallel qal participles ohev {אֹהֵב | ʾōhēv} introduce habitual inclinations to simchah {שִׂמְחָה | səmḥâ} ‘pleasure’ and the coordinated pair yayin {יַיִן | yāyîn} ‘wine’ and shemen {שֶׁמֶן | šêmên} ‘oil.’
In context — Proverbs 21:17
Whoever loves pleasure will be a man of poverty; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 21:17, 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.21.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.17.W3.S1) and character.