Proverbs 29:3:1Prov.29.3.W1TAB
אִֽישׁ־אֹהֵ֣ב
ishohev
“a man loving”
- Transliteration
- ISH-O-HEV
- Extended
- ihsh-oh-HEEV
- IPA
- /ʔiːʃ.ʔoːˈheːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man loving
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ISH-O-HEV
- clause
ISH-O-HEV KHOKH-MA ye-sa-MAKH a-VIV
- sentence
ISH-O-HEV KHOKH-MA ye-sa-MAKH a-VIV ve-RO-e zo-NOT ye-a-BED-HON
Exegesis
The verse opens with the subject phrase ish-ohev chokhmah {אִֽישׁ־אֹהֵ֣ב חָ֭כְמָה | ʾîš-ʾōhēḇ ḥāḵ·māh}, combining a noun and Qal participle to denote continuous disposition.
Root and etymology
א־ה־ב
“to love”
In context — Proverbs 29:3
A man who loves wisdom makes his father rejoice, but one who keeps company with prostitutes destroys his wealth.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:3:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 29:3, so the Hebrew word אִֽישׁ־אֹהֵ֣ב (ishohev) 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.29.3.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.3.W1.S1) and character.