Proverbs 23:28:6Prov.23.28.W6TAB
תּוֹסִֽף׃
tosif
“she increases”
- Transliteration
- to-SIF
- Extended
- toh-SIHF
- IPA
- /toːˈsif/
Meaning by language
- English
- she increases
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
to-SIF
- phraseyour reading level
be-a-DAM to-SIF
- clause
u-vo-ge-DIM be-a-DAM to-SIF
- sentence
af-HI ke-KHE-tef te-e-ROV u-vo-ge-DIM be-a-DAM to-SIF
Exegesis
The final imperfect tosif {תּוֹסִֽף | tə-sīp̄} “she increases” underscores ongoing multiplication of wrongdoing. The framing of ambush (te’erov) and expansion (tosif) highlights the progressive danger she poses.
Root and etymology
y-s-pyod–samekh–pe
“to add, increase”
In context — Proverbs 23:28
Also she lies in wait like a robber , and she increases the traitors among men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 23:28:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 23:28, so the Hebrew word תּוֹסִֽף׃ (tosif) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.23.28.W6.S1) and character.