Proverbs 29:16:1Prov.29.16.W1TAB
בִּרְב֣וֹת
birvot
“in increasing or when increasing”
- Transliteration
- bir-VOT
- Extended
- bihr-VOHT
- IPA
- /birˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in increasing or when increasing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
bir-VOT
- clause
bir-VOT re-sha-IM yir-BE-PA-sha
- sentence
bir-VOT re-sha-IM yir-BE-PA-sha ve-tsa-di-KIM be-map-PAL-tam yir-U
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct chain birvot resha‘im {בִּרְב֣וֹת רְ֭שָׁעִים | birvōṯ reša‘îm} ‘multiplication of the wicked,’ where the preposition bet {בְּ | bə} expresses circumstantial state.
In context — Proverbs 29:16
When the wicked increase, transgression also increases; but the righteous will see their fall .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:16:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:16, so the Hebrew word בִּרְב֣וֹת (birvot) 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.29.16.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.16.W1.S1) and character.