Proverbs 26:17:5Prov.26.17.W5TAB
עַל־רִ֥יב
alriv
“over a dispute”
- Transliteration
- al-RIV
- Extended
- ahl-REEV
- IPA
- /ʕalˈriːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- over a dispute
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
al-RIV
- phraseyour reading level
al-RIV lo-LO
- clause
o-VER mit-e-ab-BER al-RIV lo-LO
- sentence
ma-kha-ZIK be-oz-NEI-KA-lev o-VER mit-e-ab-BER al-RIV lo-LO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase al-riv {עַל־רִ֥יב | ʿal-rîv} ‘over a quarrel’ marks the point of contention, while the doubled negative lo lo {לֹא־לוֹ | lōʾ lō} ‘not to him’ underscores lack of rightful stake. The English preserves the stark parallelism and abrupt pacing by rendering the Hebrew participles as dynamic idioms.
Root and etymology
R–Y–Bresh–yod–bet
“to contend”
In context — Proverbs 26:17
Like one who grips a dog by its ears, so is a passerby who kindles his own fury in a quarrel not his own.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:17:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 26:17, so the Hebrew word עַל־רִ֥יב (alriv) 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.26.17.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.17.W5.S1) and character.