Proverbs 10:9:4Prov.10.9.W4TAB
בֶּ֑טַח
betakh
“in security or in safety”
- Transliteration
- BE-takh
- Extended
- BEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /ˈbɛ.taħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in security or in safety
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BE-takh
- 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 imperfect ye-lekh {יֵלֶךְ | ye-lekh} ‘he will walk’ expresses habitual orientation, paired with be-takh {בֶּטַח | be-takh} ‘in security’ to denote resultant confidence.
In context — Proverbs 10:9
Whoever walks in integrity will walk securely, but whoever perverts his ways will be exposed .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 10:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 10:9, so the Hebrew word בֶּ֑טַח (betakh) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.10.9.W4.S1) and character.