Proverbs 8:2:5Prov.8.2.W5TAB
נִצָּֽבָה׃
nitsava
“she stands”
- Transliteration
- ni-TSA-va
- Extended
- nih-TSAH-vah
- IPA
- /nitsˈtsaːvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she stands
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
ni-TSA-va
- phraseyour reading level
ne-ti-VOT ni-TSA-va
- clause
BET ne-ti-VOT ni-TSA-va
- sentence
be-ROSH-me-ro-MIM a-LE-da-rekh BET ne-ti-VOT ni-TSA-va
Exegesis
The verb nî-ṣā-vâ {נִצָּבָה | nî-ṣā-vâ}, a niphal perfect third person feminine singular, serves as the climactic action, emphasizing Wisdom’s deliberate public positioning. The English renditions shift from Hebrew’s series of noun phrases to fluid verb-led clauses while preserving the parallelism and the theme of accessibility.
Root and etymology
Rootnun–tsade–bet
“to stand, to take a stand”
In context — Proverbs 8:2
At the top of the heights , beside the road , at the crossroads she takes her stand.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 8:2, so the Hebrew word נִצָּֽבָה׃ (nitsava) 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.8.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.2.W5.S1) and character.