Genesis 20:15:6Gen.20.15.W6TAB
בַּטּ֥וֹב
batov
“where it is good”
- Transliteration
- ba-TOV
- Extended
- bah-TOHV
- IPA
- /bat.ˈtoːv/
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 be-ey-NE-kha
- clause
ba-TOV be-ey-NE-kha SHEV
- sentence
va-YO-mer a-vi-ME-lekh hin-NE ar-TSI le-fa-NE-kha ba-TOV be-ey-NE-kha SHEV
Exegesis
The phrase batov be’einekha {בַּטּוֹב בְּעֵינֶיךָ | ba-ṭôv bə-ʿê-ne-kā} functions adverbially, combining ‘good’ with ‘in your eyes’ to express subjective judgment.
Root and etymology
t-v-btet–vav–bet
“good, pleasant”
In context — Genesis 20:15
And Abimelech said, “See, my land is set before you; where it is good in your eyes , dwell.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 20:15, so the Hebrew word בַּטּ֥וֹב (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 Gen.20.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.15.W6.S1) and character.