Proverbs 22:16:3Prov.22.16.W3TAB
לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת
leharbot
“to increase”
- Transliteration
- le-har-BOT
- Extended
- leh-har-BOHT
- IPA
- /lə.harˈboːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to increase
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-har-BOT
- clause
o-SHEQ DAL le-har-BOT LO
- sentence
o-SHEQ DAL le-har-BOT LO no-TEN le-a-SHIR AKH-le-makh-SOR
Exegesis
The infinitive of purpose le-harbōt {לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת | lə-harbōṯ} ‘to increase’ describes the oppressor’s motive, reinforced by lo {ל֑וֹ | lō} ‘for himself’.
In context — Proverbs 22:16
One who oppresses the poor to enrich himself and one who gives to the rich will surely come to poverty .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:16, so the Hebrew word לְהַרְבּ֣וֹת (leharbot) 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.22.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.16.W3.S1) and character.