Proverbs 28:27:7Prov.28.27.W7TAB
רַב־מְאֵרֽוֹת׃
ravmeerot
“many curses”
- Transliteration
- rav-me-E-ROT
- Extended
- rahv-meh-ee-ROHT
- IPA
- /rav.məʔeːˈroːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- many curses
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
rav-me-E-ROT
- clause
u-ma-LIM e-NAV rav-me-E-ROT
- sentence
no-TEN la-RASH EN makh-SOR u-ma-LIM e-NAV rav-me-E-ROT
Exegesis
The vav prefix links the hiding participle next to einav {עֵינָיו | ’ênāw} ‘his eyes,’ and rav {רַב | rav} modifies me’erot {מְאֵרוֹת | mə’êrôṯ} ‘curses,’ creating a chiastic structure—give/receive, hide/punish—that underscores moral reciprocity. English preserves this by coordinating “will lack nothing” with “receives many curses,” maintaining the original’s balance and causal relationship.
Root and etymology
ʾ-r-raleph–resh–resh
“to curse”
In context — Proverbs 28:27
The one who gives to the poor will lack nothing, but whoever hides his eyes will have many curses .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:27:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 28:27, so the Hebrew word רַב־מְאֵרֽוֹת׃ (ravmeerot) 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.28.27.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.27.W7.S1) and character.