Proverbs 14:1:4Prov.14.1.W4TAB
בֵיתָ֑הּ
beitah
“her house”
- Transliteration
- bei-TAH
- Extended
- beh-ee-TAH
- IPA
- /beːˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- her house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| 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
bei-TAH
- 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.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house”
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 14:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 14:1, so the Hebrew word בֵיתָ֑הּ (beitah) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.1.W4.S1) and character.