Deuteronomy 23:6:3Deut.23.6.W3TABWLC Deuteronomy 23:7
וְטֹבָתָ֑ם
vetovatam
“or their prosperity”
- Transliteration
- ve-to-va-TAM
- Extended
- veh-toh-vah-TAHM
- IPA
- /vətoːvaˈtaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- or their prosperity
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-to-va-TAM
- clause
lo-tid-ROSH she-lo-MAM ve-to-va-TAM
- sentence
lo-tid-ROSH she-lo-MAM ve-to-va-TAM kol-ya-ME-kha le-o-LAM
Exegesis
The construct chain shelomam {שְׁלֹמָם | šə-lō-mām} ‘their peace’ and tovatam {טֹבָתָם | ṭō-vā-tām} ‘their good’ are parallel direct objects linked by ve {וְ | wə} ‘and’, highlighting two facets of well-being.
In context — Deuteronomy 23:6
You must not work for their peace or for their prosperity throughout all your days—forever.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 23:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 23:6, so the Hebrew word וְטֹבָתָ֑ם (vetovatam) 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.23.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.23.6.W3.S1) and character.