Proverbs 23:12:1Prov.23.12.W1TAB
הָבִ֣יאָה
havia
“bring”
- Transliteration
- ha-VI-a
- Extended
- haa-VIH-aa
- IPA
- /haːˈvi.ʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- bring
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-VI-a
- clause
ha-VI-a la-mu-SAR li-BE-kha
- sentence
ha-VI-a la-mu-SAR li-BE-kha ve-a-ze-NE-kha le-i-me-re-DA-at
Exegesis
The verse opens with the Hiphil imperative havi’ah {הָבִ֣יאָה | hā·vî·ʾāh} ‘bring’, which governs the goal phrase la·mû·sār lĭb·bĕ·ḵā {לַמּוּסָר לִבֶּךָ | la·mû·sār li·bĕ·ḵā} ‘to discipline your heart’.
In context — Proverbs 23:12
Bring your heart to instruction , and your ears to the sayings of knowledge .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 23:12, so the Hebrew word הָבִ֣יאָה (havia) 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.23.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.12.W1.S1) and character.