Proverbs 1:20:4Prov.1.20.W4TAB
בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת
barkhovot
“in the broad places or in the squares”
- Transliteration
- bar-kho-VOT
- Extended
- baar-eh-khoh-VOHT
- IPA
- /bɔːrħoˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the broad places or in the squares
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Result
בָּ֝רְ + חֹ + ב֗וֹת
↓
bar + kho + vot
↓
barkhovot
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Vowels (Niqqud)
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
bar-kho-VOT
- clause
bar-kho-VOT tit-TEN ko-LAH
- sentence
khokh-MOT ba-KHUTS ta-RON-na bar-kho-VOT tit-TEN ko-LAH
In context — Proverbs 1:20
Wisdom calls out in the street, in the public squares she raises her voice .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:20:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:20, so the Hebrew word בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת (barkhovot) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.20.W4.S1) and character.