Proverbs 1:27:8Prov.1.27.W8TAB
בְּבֹ֥א
bebo
“when coming”
- Transliteration
- be-BO
- Extended
- beh-BOH
- IPA
- /bəˈvoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- when coming
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
be-BO
- phraseyour reading level
be-BO a-LE-khem
- clause
be-BO a-LE-khem tsa-RA ve-tsu-KA
- sentence
be-BO ke-sho-A ke-sho-A PA-khe-de-khem ve-ED-khem ke-su-FA ye-e-TE be-BO a-LE-khem tsa-RA ve-tsu-KA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the infinitive construct be-VO {בְּבֹ֤א | bə-vōʾ} ‘when it comes,’ serving as a temporal marker for the onset of calamity.
The recurrence of be-VO {בְּבֹ֥א | bə-vōʾ} ‘when it comes’ frames a second temporal clause leading to the prepositional phrase ʻalêkhem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿa-lê-khem} ‘upon you,’ governing the paired nouns ṣārāh {צָרָ֥ה | ṣā-rāh} ‘distress’ and we-tsūqāh {וְצוּקָֽה | wə-tsū-qāh} ‘and trouble’ linked by waw. This parallelism and repetition form climactic escalation, while the shift from infinitive to imperfect underscores the certainty of the impending adversity.
In context — Proverbs 1:27
When your terror comes like a storm, and your disaster comes like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble come upon you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 1:27:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Proverbs 1:27, so the Hebrew word בְּבֹ֥א (bebo) 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.1.27.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.1.27.W8.S1) and character.