Proverbs 30:15:5Prov.30.15.W5TAB
הַ֥ב
hav
“give”
- Transliteration
- HAV
- Extended
- HAHV
- IPA
- /ˈhav/
Meaning by language
- English
- give
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
HAV
- phraseyour reading level
HAV HAV sha-LOSH HE-na LO tis-be-AN-na
- clause
la-a-lu-KA she-TEI va-NOT HAV HAV sha-LOSH HE-na LO tis-be-AN-na
- sentence
la-a-lu-KA she-TEI va-NOT HAV HAV sha-LOSH HE-na LO tis-be-AN-na ar-be-A LO-a-me-RU HON
Exegesis
The doubled imperative hav {הַ֤ב | hab} ‘Give’ employs repetition for emphatic insistence.
In context — Proverbs 30:15
The leech has two daughters calling “Give, give.” There are three who are never satisfied and four who have not said “Enough” .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:15:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 30:15, so the Hebrew word הַ֥ב (hav) 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.30.15.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.15.W5.S1) and character.