Proverbs 11:10:1Prov.11.10.W1TAB
בְּט֣וּב
betuv
“in the good or prosperity”
- Transliteration
- be-TUV
- Extended
- beh-TOOV
- IPA
- /bəˈtˤuːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the good or prosperity
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 | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TUV
- clause
be-TUV tsa-di-KIM ta-a-LOTS kir-YA
- sentence
be-TUV tsa-di-KIM ta-a-LOTS kir-YA u-va-a-VOD re-sha-IM rin-NA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase betuv {בְּט֣וּב | bə-tûwḇ} ‘in the goodness,’ indicating the occasion for rejoicing, tightly linked by construct to tsaddiqim {צַ֭דִּיקִים | ṣaddîqîm} ‘righteous ones.’
Root and etymology
ט־ו־ב
“goodness”
In context — Proverbs 11:10
In the prosperity of the righteous , the city rejoices; and when the wicked perish, there is jubilation .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 11:10:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 11:10, so the Hebrew word בְּט֣וּב (betuv) 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.11.10.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.11.10.W1.S1) and character.