Proverbs 8:17:4Prov.8.17.W4TAB
אֵהָ֑ב
ehav
“I love”
- Transliteration
- e-HAV
- Extended
- ee-HAAV
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈhaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- I love
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-HAV
- clause
a-NI o-ha-VI-ya o-ha-VAI e-HAV
- sentence
a-NI o-ha-VI-ya o-ha-VAI e-HAV u-me-sha-kha-RAI yim-tsa-U-ne-NI
Exegesis
It features a Ktiv–Qere doublet with ehaviya {אהביה | ʾĕ-hă-vî-yā} and its Qere reading ehav {אֵהָ֑ב | ʾê-hā-ḇ}, both Qal perfect first person singular, highlighting Wisdom’s enduring love.
Root and etymology
Rootaleph–he–bet
“to love”
In context — Proverbs 8:17
I love those who love Me , and those who seek Me early will find Me.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:17:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 8:17, so the Hebrew word אֵהָ֑ב (ehav) 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.8.17.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.17.W4.S1) and character.