Deuteronomy 23:16:8Deut.23.16.W8TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:17
בַּטּוֹב
batov
“where it is good”
- Transliteration
- ba-TOV
- Extended
- bah-TOHV
- IPA
- /batˈtoːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- where it is good
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-TOV
- phraseyour reading level
ba-TOV LO LO to-ne-NU
- sentence
im-KHA ye-SHEV be-kir-be-KHA ba-ma-KOM a-SHER-yiv-KHAR be-a-KHAD she-a-re-KHA ba-TOV LO LO to-ne-NU
Exegesis
Battov {בַּטּוֹב | ba-ṭôv} “in the good” highlights welfare considerations.
Root and etymology
t-v-bTet–Vav–Bet
“good”
In context — Deuteronomy 23:16
He shall reside among you, in the place he chooses in one of your gates , wherever it is good for him; you shall not oppress him.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:16:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 23:16, so the Hebrew word בַּטּוֹב (batov) 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 Deut.23.16.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.16.W8.S1) and character.