Proverbs 21:4:2Prov.21.4.W2TAB
וּרְחַב־לֵ֑ב
urekhavlev
“and breadth of heart”
- Transliteration
- u-re-khav-LEV
- Extended
- oo-reh-khahv-LEEV
- IPA
- /uː.rə.ħav.ˈleːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- and breadth of heart
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-re-khav-LEV
- clause
rum-E-na-yim u-re-khav-LEV
- sentence
rum-E-na-yim u-re-khav-LEV NIR re-sha-IM khat-TAT
Exegesis
The conjunction u {וּ | wū} connects to the parallel construct rekhav-lev {רְחַב-לֵב | re-ḥăḇ-lēḇ} ‘broad heart,’ emphasizing an expansive self-view.
Root and etymology
lamed–betl–b
“inner self”
In context — Proverbs 21:4
Haughty eyes and an arrogant heart—the lamp of the wicked is sin .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 21:4, so the Hebrew word וּרְחַב־לֵ֑ב (urekhavlev) 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.21.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.4.W2.S1) and character.