Proverbs 26:21:8Prov.26.21.W8TAB
לְחַרְחַר־רִֽיב׃
lekharkharriv
“to kindle strife”
- Transliteration
- le-khar-khar-RIV
- Extended
- leh-khar-khar-REEV
- IPA
- /ləħar.ˈħar.riːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- to kindle strife
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
le-khar-khar-RIV
- clause
ve-ISH me-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM le-khar-khar-RIV
- sentence
pe-KHAM le-ge-kha-LIM ve-e-TSIM le-ESH ve-ISH me-do-NIM mi-de-ya-NIM le-khar-khar-RIV
Exegesis
The final clause aligns ish mĕdōnîm {אִישׁ מְדֹנִים | ʾîš mə-dō-nîm} ‘contentious man’ with the fuel images, followed by the Piel infinitive construct lə-ḥar-ḥar-rîb {לְחַרְחַר־רִיב | lə-ḥar-ḥar-rîb} ‘to kindle strife,’ where the maqqef binds verb and object into a purpose clause. This framing (A–lə–B and C–lə–D—so E—lə–F) emphasizes the inevitability of conflict when antagonistic behavior acts like combustible material.
Root and etymology
r-y-bresh–yod–bet
“to contend; dispute”
In context — Proverbs 26:21
As charcoal is to burning coals and wood is to fire, so a contentious man stirs up strife .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 26:21:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 26:21, so the Hebrew word לְחַרְחַר־רִֽיב׃ (lekharkharriv) 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.26.21.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.21.W8.S1) and character.