Proverbs 1:14:3Prov.1.14.W3TAB

בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ

betokhenu

in our midst

Transliteration
be-to-KHE-nu
Extended
beh-toh-KHEH-noo
IPA
/bətoːˈχeː.nuː/

Meaning by language

English
in our midst

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + תוֹ + כֵ֑ + נוּ
be + to + khe + nu
betokhenu

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Kafk with dagesh; kh without
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nunn as in new
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-to-KHE-nu

  2. clause

    go-RAL-kha ta-PIL be-to-KHE-nu

  3. sentence

    go-RAL-kha ta-PIL be-to-KHE-nu KIS e-KHAD yih-ye-YE le-khul-LA-nu

Exegesis

The prepositional phrase betokhenu {בְּתוֹכֵנוּ | bə-tō-khe-nû} ‘among us’ marks the conspiratorial circle and underscores collective participation.

In contextProverbs 1:14

Cast your lot among us; one purse will be for all of us.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 1:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 1:14, so the Hebrew word בְּתוֹכֵ֑נוּ (betokhenu) 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.1.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.14.W3.S1) and character.