Proverbs 3:8:1Prov.3.8.W1TAB
רִ֭פְאוּת
rifeut
“healing”
- Transliteration
- ri-fe-UT
- Extended
- rih-feh-OOT
- IPA
- /rif.ʔuːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- healing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ri-fe-UT
- clause
ri-fe-UT te-HI le-shar-RE-kha
- sentence
ri-fe-UT te-HI le-shar-RE-kha ve-shik-KU-i le-ats-mo-TE-kha
Exegesis
The verse presents a nominal predicate, rifu'ut {רִפְאוּת | rîp̄âʾût} ‘healing’, with the imperfect verb tehi {תְּהִי | tĕhî} ‘it will be’ followed by two parallel prepositional phrases.
Root and etymology
r-p-ʾresh–pe–aleph
“to heal; restore health”
In context — Proverbs 3:8
It will be healing to your navel and refreshment to your bones .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:8:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 3:8, so the Hebrew word רִ֭פְאוּת (rifeut) 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.3.8.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.8.W1.S1) and character.