Proverbs 22:23:4Prov.22.23.W4TAB
וְקָבַ֖ע
vekava
“and he will rob”
- Transliteration
- ve-ka-VA
- Extended
- veh-kaa-VAH
- IPA
- /vəqaˈvaʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- and he will rob
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ka-VA
- clause
ve-ka-VA et-KO-ve-E-HEM NA-fesh
- sentence
KI-ye-ho-VAH ya-RIV ri-VAM ve-ka-VA et-KO-ve-E-HEM NA-fesh
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive veqava {וְקָבַע | wə-qā-ḇaʿ} plus Qal perfect shifts from advocacy to retribution.
Root and etymology
k-b-ʿqof–bet–ayin
“to clinch, afflict”
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 22:23:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 22:23, so the Hebrew word וְקָבַ֖ע (vekava) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.23.W4.S1) and character.