Proverbs 21:19:1Prov.21.19.W1TAB
ט֗וֹב
tov
“better”
- Transliteration
- TOV
- Extended
- TOHV
- IPA
- /ˈtoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- better
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TOV
- clause
TOV SHE-vet be-E-rets-mi-de-BAR
- sentence
TOV SHE-vet be-E-rets-mi-de-BAR me-E-SHET ma-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM va-KHA-as
Exegesis
The proverb begins with the adjective tov {טוֹב | tôv} marking a comparative.
Root and etymology
t-v-btav–vav–bet
“good, pleasant”
In context — Proverbs 21:19
It is better to dwell in a wilderness land than with a woman of complaints and strife.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:19:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 21:19, so the Hebrew word ט֗וֹב (tov) 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.21.19.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.19.W1.S1) and character.