Proverbs 21:9:7Prov.21.9.W7TAB
חָֽבֶר׃
khaver
“a companion”
- Transliteration
- KHA-ver
- Extended
- KHAH-ver
- IPA
- /ˈħaː.vɛr/
Meaning by language
- English
- a companion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHA-ver
- phraseyour reading level
u-VET KHA-ver
- clause
me-E-shet mi-de-ya-NIM u-VET KHA-ver
- sentence
TOV la-SHE-vet al-pin-nat-GAG me-E-shet mi-de-ya-NIM u-VET KHA-ver
Exegesis
The comparative clause me-eshet midyanim {מֵאֵשֶׁת מִדְיָנִים | mē-’ē-šeṯ mid-yā-nıym} ‘than a contentious wife’ contrasts domestic discord, while the coordinated phrase u-veit chaver {וּבֵית חָבֶר | wə-vêṯ ḥā-ver} ‘and a house of shared dwelling’ parallels the first scenario. This parallelism emphasizes the preference for solitary peril over marital strife.
Root and etymology
ḥ-b-rhet–bet–resh
“to join, associate”
In context — Proverbs 21:9
It is better to dwell on a corner of the rooftop than with a quarrelsome wife in a shared house .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 21:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 21:9, so the Hebrew word חָֽבֶר׃ (khaver) 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.21.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.21.9.W7.S1) and character.