Proverbs 22:23:3Prov.22.23.W3TAB
רִיבָ֑ם
rivam
“their cause”
- Transliteration
- ri-VAM
- Extended
- ree-VAAM
- IPA
- /riːˈvaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their cause
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ri-VAM
- clause
KI-ye-ho-VAH ya-RIV ri-VAM
- sentence
KI-ye-ho-VAH ya-RIV ri-VAM ve-ka-VA et-KO-ve-E-HEM NA-fesh
Exegesis
YHWH {יְ֭הוָה | Yə-hō-wāh} functions as the subject in two parallel verb clauses, first with the Qal imperfect yariv {יָרִיב | yārîḇ} and the construct noun rivam {רִיבָם | rîḇām} forming “will contend for their case.”
Root and etymology
r-y-bresh–yod–bet
“to dispute”
In context — Proverbs 22:23
For the LORD will plead their case and will take the soul of those who take from them.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:23, so the Hebrew word רִיבָ֑ם (rivam) 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.22.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.23.W3.S1) and character.