Proverbs 21:3:4Prov.21.3.W4TAB
נִבְחָ֖ר
nivekhar
“is preferred”
- Transliteration
- ni-VE-KHAR
- Extended
- nih-veh-KHAAR
- IPA
- /nivˈħaːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- is preferred
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ni-VE-KHAR
- clause
ni-VE-KHAR la-ye-ho-VAH miz-ZA-vakh
- sentence
A-so tse-da-KA u-mi-she-PAT ni-VE-KHAR la-ye-ho-VAH miz-ZA-vakh
Exegesis
The predicate is the Nifal participle nivchar {נִבְחָר | nī-ḇḥār} ‘is chosen’, indicating divine preference.
In context — Proverbs 21:3
The LORD values doing righteousness and justice more than sacrifice.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 21:3, so the Hebrew word נִבְחָ֖ר (nivekhar) 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.21.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.3.W4.S1) and character.