Proverbs 1:21:4Prov.1.21.W4TAB
בְּפִתְחֵ֖י
befitkhe
“at the entrances of”
- Transliteration
- be-fit-KHE
- Extended
- beh-fihth-KHEE
- IPA
- /bəfitˈħeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the entrances of
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 | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-fit-KHE
- phraseyour reading level
tik-RA be-fit-KHE
- sentence
be-ROSH ho-mi-YOT tik-RA be-fit-KHE she-a-RIM ba-IR a-ma-RE-ha to-MER
Exegesis
This is followed by bepitchei she'arim {בְּפִתְחֵי שְׁעָרִים | bə-pit-ḥê še-ʿā-rîm} ‘at the openings of the gates’, a construct chain specifying civic thresholds, and then ba'ir {בָּעִיר | bā-ʿîr} ‘in the city’, focusing the setting on the urban center.
Root and etymology
p-t-ḥpeh–tav–ḥet
“to open”
In context — Proverbs 1:21
At the head of the noisy places she calls out; at the openings of the city gates in the city she utters her sayings .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:21:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 1:21, so the Hebrew word בְּפִתְחֵ֖י (befitkhe) 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.1.21.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.21.W4.S1) and character.