Proverbs 24:13:3Prov.24.13.W3TAB
כִּי־ט֑וֹב
kitov
“for it is good”
- Transliteration
- KI-TOV
- Extended
- KEE-TOHV
- IPA
- /kiːˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- for it is good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KI-TOV
- clause
e-KHOL-be-NI de-VASH KI-TOV
- sentence
e-KHOL-be-NI de-VASH KI-TOV ve-NO-fet ma-TOK al-KHI-ke-kha
Exegesis
The coordination of d’vash {דְבַשׁ | de-vaš} ‘honey’ with the explanatory clause ki-tov {כִּי־ט֑וֹב | kî-ṭôv} ‘for it is good’ uses parataxis to link the object and its commendation.
Root and etymology
ט־ו־ב
“good, beneficial”
In context — Proverbs 24:13
Eat, my son, honey , for it is good, and honeycomb, which is sweet upon your palate .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 24:13, so the Hebrew word כִּי־ט֑וֹב (kitov) 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.24.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.13.W3.S1) and character.