Proverbs 25:24:1Prov.25.24.W1TAB
ט֗וֹב
tov
“better”
- Transliteration
- TOV
- Extended
- TOHV
- IPA
- /ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- better
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
TOV
- clause
TOV SHE-vet al-pi-NAT-GAG
- sentence
TOV SHE-vet al-pi-NAT-GAG me-E-shet me-do-NIM mid-ya-NIM u-VEIT KHA-ver
Exegesis
The proverb begins with the comparative adjective tov {ט֗וֹב | ṭôḇ} ‘better’ followed by the substantive infinitive shevet {שֶׁ֥בֶת | še-veṯ} ‘to dwell’, forming a comparative construction.
Root and etymology
t-v-btet–vav–bet
“good, pleasant”
In context — Proverbs 25:24
It is better to dwell on the corner of a rooftop than with a quarrelsome woman and in a shared house .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 25:24:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 25:24, so the Hebrew word ט֗וֹב (tov) 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.25.24.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.25.24.W1.S1) and character.