Proverbs 14:1:3Prov.14.1.W3TAB
בָּנְתָ֣ה
banta
“she built”
- Transliteration
- ban-TA
- Extended
- baan-TAH
- IPA
- /banˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- she built
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ban-TA
- clause
khakh-MOT na-SHIM ban-TA bei-TAH
- sentence
khakh-MOT na-SHIM ban-TA bei-TAH ve-i-VE-let be-ya-DE-ha te-HE-re-SE-nu
Exegesis
The verb banta {בָּנְתָ֣ה | bā·nə·ṯāh} “she built” forms a clause with beitah {בֵיתָ֑הּ | bē·ṯāh} “her house” as object.
In context — Proverbs 14:1
A wise woman builds up her house , but a foolish woman pulls it down with her hands .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 14:1, so the Hebrew word בָּנְתָ֣ה (banta) 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.14.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.1.W3.S1) and character.