Proverbs 27:5:1Prov.27.5.W1TAB
ט֭וֹבָה
tova
“better or good”
- Transliteration
- TO-va
- Extended
- TOH-vah
- IPA
- /ˈtˤoː.vaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- better or good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TO-va
- clause
TO-va to-KHA-khat me-gu-LA
- sentence
TO-va to-KHA-khat me-gu-LA me-a-ha-VA me-su-TA-ret
Exegesis
The verse employs a comparative construction with the adjective tovah {ט֭וֹבָה | tô·vâ} ‘good’ introducing two coordinated noun phrases.
In context — Proverbs 27:5
An open rebuke is preferable to love kept hidden.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 27:5, so the Hebrew word ט֭וֹבָה (tova) 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.27.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.5.W1.S1) and character.