Proverbs 6:1:2Prov.6.1.W2TAB
אִם־עָרַ֣בְתָּ
imaravta
“if you have given security”
- Transliteration
- im-a-RAV-ta
- Extended
- ihm-aa-RAHV-tah
- IPA
- /ʔim.ʕaˈrav.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- if you have given security
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
im-a-RAV-ta
- clause
be-NI im-a-RAV-ta le-re-E-kha
- sentence
be-NI im-a-RAV-ta le-re-E-kha ta-KA-ta la-ZAR ka-PE-kha
Exegesis
The verse opens with the vocative be-ni {בְּנִי | bə-nî} ‘my son’, followed by the conditional particle im {אִם | ʾim} ‘if’ introducing two parallel protases.
The first protasis uses the Qal perfect aravta {עָרַבְתָּ | ʿā-rav-tā} ‘have become surety’ governed by the prepositional phrase le-reekha {לְרֵעֶךָ | lə-rē-ʿê-ḵā} ‘for your neighbor’, expressing a binding guarantee.
Root and etymology
Rootʻayin–resh–bet
“to guarantee, pledge”
In context — Proverbs 6:1
My son, if you have become surety for your neighbor , if you have struck your palms for a stranger .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:1, so the Hebrew word אִם־עָרַ֣בְתָּ (imaravta) 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.6.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.1.W2.S1) and character.