Proverbs 24:25:5Prov.24.25.W5TAB
בִרְכַּת־טֹֽוּב׃
birkattoov
“a blessing of goodness”
- Transliteration
- bir-kat-TOOV
- Extended
- bihr-kaht-TOOV
- IPA
- /birˈkat̚.tˤuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a blessing of goodness
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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Word in context
- word
bir-kat-TOOV
- phraseyour reading level
ta-VO bir-kat-TOOV
- clause
va-a-le-HEM ta-VO bir-kat-TOOV
- sentence
ve-lam-mo-khi-KHIM yin-AM va-a-le-HEM ta-VO bir-kat-TOOV
Exegesis
The second clause mirrors this order: va-ʿalê-hem {וַעֲלֵיהֶם | va-ʿă-lê-hem} ‘and upon them’, the imperfect verb tā-vōʾ {תָּבוֹא | tā-vōʾ} ‘will come’, and the construct noun birkat-tov {בִּרְכַּת־טֹוּב | bir-kaṯ-ṭōv} ‘blessing of good’ as the theme. This PP + imperfect + theme pattern creates a chiastic parallelism that emphasizes recipients and promised outcome. The imperfect verbs express a general, timeless principle, and the construct chain tightly links “blessing” with “good” to stress its character.
Root and etymology
Rootb-r-k
“to bless”
In context — Proverbs 24:25
But it will be pleasant for those who reprove , and upon them a blessing of good will come .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 24:25, so the Hebrew word בִרְכַּת־טֹֽוּב׃ (birkattoov) 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.24.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.25.W5.S1) and character.