Proverbs 23:28:3Prov.23.28.W3TAB
תֶּֽאֱרֹ֑ב
teerov
“she lies in wait”
- Transliteration
- te-e-ROV
- Extended
- teh-eh-ROHV
- IPA
- /tɛ.ʔɛ̆ˈroːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- she lies in wait
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Seghol | reduced 'eh' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
te-e-ROV
- clause
af-HI ke-KHE-tef te-e-ROV
- sentence
af-HI ke-KHE-tef te-e-ROV u-vo-ge-DIM be-a-DAM to-SIF
Exegesis
The verb te’erov {תֶּאֱרֹב | tĕ-’ĕ-rōḇ}, in the Qal imperfect, indicates habitual lurking.
In context — Proverbs 23:28
Also she lies in wait like a robber , and she increases the traitors among men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:28:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 23:28, so the Hebrew word תֶּֽאֱרֹ֑ב (teerov) 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.23.28.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.28.W3.S1) and character.