Proverbs 3:24:4Prov.3.24.W4TAB
וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה
veareva
“and it will be sweet”
- Transliteration
- ve-a-re-VA
- Extended
- veh-aa-reh-VAA
- IPA
- /wəʕaːrăˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and it will be sweet
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-a-re-VA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-a-re-VA she-na-TE-kha
- clause
ve-sha-KHAV-ta ve-a-re-VA she-na-TE-kha
- sentence
im-tish-KAV lo-ti-fe-KHAD ve-sha-KHAV-ta ve-a-re-VA she-na-TE-kha
Exegesis
A second vav introduces arevah {עָרְבָה | ʿā-re-vāh} as the predicate quality of shenatecha {שְׁנָתֶֽךָ | šə-nā-te-ḵā} ‘your sleep’. The parallel imperfect/perfect structure emphasizes both the act of reclining and its secure, restful outcome, which English mirrors by preserving sequence and emphasis.
Root and etymology
ע־ר־ב
“to be pleasant, sweet”
In context — Proverbs 3:24
When you recline, you will have no fear; and as you lie down, your sleep will be pleasant .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:24:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 3:24, so the Hebrew word וְֽעָרְבָ֥ה (veareva) 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.3.24.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.24.W4.S1) and character.