Proverbs 1:20:2Prov.1.20.W2TAB
בַּח֣וּץ
bakhuts
“in the outside or in the street”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHUTS
- Extended
- bah-KHOOTS
- IPA
- /baˈħuːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the outside or in the street
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KHUTS
- clause
khokh-MOT ba-KHUTS ta-RON-na
- sentence
khokh-MOT ba-KHUTS ta-RON-na bar-kho-VOT tit-TEN ko-LAH
Exegesis
Each clause begins with a prepositional phrase, bachutz {בַּחוּץ | bā-ḥūts} and barechovot {בָּרְחוֹבוֹת | bā-re-ḥō-vōṯ}, marking public locations.
In context — Proverbs 1:20
Wisdom calls out in the street, in the public squares she raises her voice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 1:20, so the Hebrew word בַּח֣וּץ (bakhuts) 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.1.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.20.W2.S1) and character.