Proverbs 29:2:1Prov.29.2.W1TAB
בִּרְב֣וֹת
birvot
“when increasing or in the increase of”
- Transliteration
- bir-VOT
- Extended
- bir-VOHT
- IPA
- /birˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- when increasing or in the increase of
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 tsa-di-KIM yis-MA-kh ha-AM
- sentence
bir-VOT tsa-di-KIM yis-MA-kh ha-AM u-vim-SHOL ra-SHA ye-A-na-kh AM
Exegesis
The infinitive construct birvot tsaddiqim {בִּרְב֣וֹת צַ֭דִּיקִים | bə-rə-vōṯ ṣad-dî-qîm} functions as a circumstantial clause ‘when there are many righteous’, followed by the result clause yismach ha-ʿām {יִשְׂמַ֣ח הָעָ֑ם | yiś-maḥ hā-ʿām} ‘the people rejoice’.
In context — Proverbs 29:2
When the righteous are many, the people rejoice; but when a wicked person rules, the people groan .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:2, 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.29.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.2.W1.S1) and character.