Proverbs 1:13:5Prov.1.13.W5TAB

בָתֵּ֣ינוּ

vatenu

our houses

Transliteration
va-TE-nu
Extended
vaa-TEE-noo
IPA
/vaːˈteːnuː/

Meaning by language

English
our houses

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Result
בָ + תֵּ֣י + נוּ
va + te + nu
vatenu

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Tavt as in top
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    va-TE-nu

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-TE-nu sha-LAL

  3. clause

    ne-mal-LE va-TE-nu sha-LAL

  4. sentence

    KAL-HON ya-KAR nim-tse-A ne-mal-LE va-TE-nu sha-LAL

Exegesis

The possessive suffix in batteinu {בָתֵּ֣ינוּ | bāttêinû} ‘our houses’ connects the outcome to the beneficiaries, and the final noun shalal {שָׁלָֽל | šalāl} ‘plunder’ completes the accumulation sequence. The parallel imperfect verbs and cumulative structure create a rhetorical progression from expectation to fulfillment.

In contextProverbs 1:13

We will find all precious wealth, and we will fill our houses with plunder .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 1:13:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 1:13, so the Hebrew word בָתֵּ֣ינוּ (vatenu) 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.1.13.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.13.W5.S1) and character.