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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
be-to-KHE-nu
- clause
go-RAL-kha ta-PIL be-to-KHE-nu
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.