Proverbs 27:10:12Prov.27.10.W12TAB
קָ֝ר֗וֹב
karov
“near”
- Transliteration
- ka-ROV
- Extended
- kaa-ROHV
- IPA
- /qaˈroːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- near
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| 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
ka-ROV
- phraseyour reading level
TOV sha-KHEN ka-ROV
- clause
TOV sha-KHEN ka-ROV me-AKH ra-KHOK
- sentence
re-A-kha ve-RE-a a-VI-kha al-ta-a-ZOV u-VEIT a-KHI-kha al-ta-VO be-YOM e-DE-kha TOV sha-KHEN ka-ROV me-AKH ra-KHOK
Exegesis
The comparative sentence uses tov {ט֥וֹב | ṭôḇ} with the noun-adjective pair shachen karov {שָׁכֵ֥ן קָ֝ר֗וֹב | šā-kên qā-rôv} contrasted with meach rakhok {מֵאָ֥ח רָחֽוֹק | mê-ʾaḥ rā-ḥōq}, highlighting the value of nearby support over distant kin.
In context — Proverbs 27:10
Do not forsake your friend or your father’s friend; and do not go into your brother’s house on the day of your calamity . Better is a neighbor who is near than a brother who is far.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:10:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Proverbs 27:10, so the Hebrew word קָ֝ר֗וֹב (karov) 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.27.10.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.10.W12.S1) and character.