Proverbs 28:8:4Prov.28.8.W4TAB
ובתרבית
uvetarbit
“and by increase”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-tar-BIT
- Extended
- oo-veh-tahr-BEET
- IPA
- /uvɛtarˈbiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and by increase
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-tar-BIT
- clause
mar-BE ho-NO be-NE-shekh u-ve-tar-BIT ve-tar-BIT
- sentence
mar-BE ho-NO be-NE-shekh u-ve-tar-BIT ve-tar-BIT le-kho-NEN da-LIM yik-be-TSE-nu
Exegesis
The phrase beneshekh u-betarbit {בְּנֶ֣שֶׁךְ וּבְתַרְבִּ֑ית | bənešehḵ ūbərabbīt} employs two prepositional phrases joined by vav to specify means, representing usury and unjust gain.
In context — Proverbs 28:8
One who increases his wealth by interest and profit will gather it for one who shows favor to the poor .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 28:8, so the Hebrew word ובתרבית (uvetarbit) 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.28.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.8.W4.S1) and character.