Proverbs 8:11:1Prov.8.11.W1TAB
כִּֽי־טוֹבָ֣ה
kitova
“for she is good”
- Transliteration
- ki-TO-VA
- Extended
- kih-TOH-VAH
- IPA
- /kiːˈt̪oː.vaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for she is good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| 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
ki-TO-VA
- clause
ki-TO-VA KHAKH-MA mip-pe-ni-NIM
- sentence
ki-TO-VA KHAKH-MA mip-pe-ni-NIM ve-KHOL-kha-fa-TSIM LO yish-ve-VU-va
Exegesis
The verse opens with the conjunction ki {כִּֽי | kî} ‘for/because’ introducing a causal‐comparative clause.
The adjective ṭō‐vāh {טוֹבָה | ṭō‐vāh} ‘better’ modifies the feminine noun ḥōḵ‐māh {חָכְמָה | ḥōḵ‐māh} ‘wisdom’ to establish the comparison.
The negative particle lōʾ {לֹא | lōʾ} ‘not’ precedes the Qal imperfect yiš‐wû {יִשְׁווּ | yiš‐wû} ‘are equal’, and the suffix bāh {בָּהּ | bāh} ‘with her’ refers back to wisdom. By framing two parallel comparative statements, the Hebrew structure intensifies wisdom’s supreme value. The English rendition shifts to an SVO pattern for clarity while preserving the comparative and negated copular constructions and the feminine personification of wisdom.
In context — Proverbs 8:11
For wisdom is better than rubies , and all desirable things cannot be compared with her.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:11, so the Hebrew word כִּֽי־טוֹבָ֣ה (kitova) 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.8.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.11.W1.S1) and character.