Proverbs 12:4:5Prov.12.4.W5TAB
בְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יו
beatsmotaiv
“in his bones”
- Transliteration
- be-ats-mo-TAI-v
- Extended
- beh-ahts-moh-TAA-yv
- IPA
- /bə.ʕats.moːˈtɑːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his bones
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-ats-mo-TAI-v
- phraseyour reading level
be-ats-mo-TAI-v me-vi-SHA
- clause
u-khe-ra-KAV be-ats-mo-TAI-v me-vi-SHA
- sentence
E-shet-KHA-yil a-TE-ret ba-a-LAH u-khe-ra-KAV be-ats-mo-TAI-v me-vi-SHA
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase beʿatsmotav {בְּעַצְמוֹתָיו | bə-ʿaṣ-mo-tāv} ‘in his bones’ intensifies the internal effect of disgrace.
Root and etymology
mem-vav-tavmem–vav–tav
“death”
In context — Proverbs 12:4
A woman of strength is a crown to her husband, but one who brings shame is like decay in his bones.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 12:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 12:4, so the Hebrew word בְּעַצְמוֹתָ֣יו (beatsmotaiv) 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.12.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.12.4.W5.S1) and character.