Proverbs 30:14:2Prov.30.14.W2TAB
חֲרָב֣וֹת
kharavot
“swords”
- Transliteration
- kha-ra-VOT
- Extended
- khah-raa-VOHT
Meaning by language
- English
- swords
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
kha-ra-VOT
- phraseyour reading level
DOR kha-ra-VOT shi-NAV
- clause
DOR kha-ra-VOT shi-NAV u-ma-a-kha-LOT
- sentence
DOR kha-ra-VOT shi-NAV u-ma-a-kha-LOT me-tal-le-o-TAV le-e-KHOL a-ni-YIM me-E-rets ve-ev-yo-NIM me-a-DAM
Exegesis
The construct chain charavot shinav {חֲרָב֣וֹת שִׁנָּיו | ḥă-rā-vōt šinnāyw} uses metaphorical parallelism to equate teeth with swords.
In context — Proverbs 30:14
There is a generation whose teeth are swords, and whose jaw-teeth are knives, to devour the poor from the earth and the needy from among men.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 30:14, so the Hebrew word חֲרָב֣וֹת (kharavot) 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.30.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.14.W2.S1) and character.