Proverbs 13:25:5Prov.13.25.W5TAB
וּבֶ֖טֶן
uveten
“but the belly”
- Transliteration
- u-VE-ten
- Extended
- oo-VEH-tehn
- IPA
- /uːˈvɛtɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- but the belly
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-VE-ten
- clause
u-VE-ten re-sha-IM tekh-SAR
- sentence
tsa-DIK o-KHEL le-SO-va naf-SHO u-VE-ten re-sha-IM tekh-SAR
Exegesis
The adversative vav in ubeten {וּבֶטֶן | wə-ḇeṭen} introduces contrast, and the construct relation marks reshaʿim as possessor.
Root and etymology
ב־ט־נ
“belly, womb, inner part”
In context — Proverbs 13:25
The righteous person eats to the satisfaction of his soul , but the belly of the wicked will lack .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 13:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 13:25, so the Hebrew word וּבֶ֖טֶן (uveten) 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.13.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.13.25.W5.S1) and character.