Proverbs 10:9:2Prov.10.9.W2TAB
בַּ֭תֹּם
batom
“in integrity or completeness”
- Transliteration
- ba-TOM
- Extended
- bah-TOHM
- IPA
- /batˈtoːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- in integrity or completeness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-TOM
- clause
ho-LEKH ba-TOM ye-LEKH BE-takh
- sentence
ho-LEKH ba-TOM ye-LEKH BE-takh u-me-a-KESH de-ra-KHAV yi-va-DE-a
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase ba-tom {בַּתֹּם | ba-tom} ‘in integrity’ defines the moral state of the subject.
Root and etymology
Roottav–mem–mem
“completeness, innocence”
In context — Proverbs 10:9
Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be exposed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 10:9, so the Hebrew word בַּ֭תֹּם (batom) 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.10.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.9.W2.S1) and character.