Proverbs 3:14:2Prov.3.14.W2TAB
ט֣וֹב
tov
“good or better”
- Transliteration
- TOV
- Extended
- TOHV
- IPA
- /ˈtˤoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- good or better
Alphabet Analysis
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
TOV
- clause
KI TOV sa-khe-RA mis-se-KHAR-ka-SEF
- sentence
KI TOV sa-khe-RA mis-se-KHAR-ka-SEF u-me-kha-RUTS te-vu-a-TA
Exegesis
The adjective tov {טוֹב | tôḇ} ‘better’ qualifies the construct noun sakhrah {סַחְרָהּ | saḥrāh} ‘her profit’, personifying wisdom’s value.
Root and etymology
t-v-bt-v-b
“good, pleasant”
In context — Proverbs 3:14
For her profit is better than the profit of silver, and her yield surpasses the finest gold.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 3:14, so the Hebrew word ט֣וֹב (tov) 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.3.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.14.W2.S1) and character.