Proverbs 23:11:4Prov.23.11.W4TAB
אֶת־רִיבָ֣ם
etrivam
“their cause”
- Transliteration
- et-ri-VAM
- Extended
- EHT-REE-VAAM
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.riːˈvaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their cause
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
et-ri-VAM
- phraseyour reading level
et-ri-VAM it-TAKH
- clause
hu-ya-RIV et-ri-VAM it-TAKH
- sentence
ki-go-a-LAM kha-ZAK hu-ya-RIV et-ri-VAM it-TAKH
Exegesis
The imperfect verb yārîḇ {יָרִיב | yā-rîḇ} signals future legal action, governing the direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} and the noun rî-ḇām {רִיבָ֣ם | rî-ḇām} ‘their dispute.’
Root and etymology
Rootr-y-b
“to dispute”
In context — Proverbs 23:11
For their Redeemer is strong ; He will contend for their case with you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:11:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 23:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־רִיבָ֣ם (etrivam) 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.23.11.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.11.W4.S1) and character.