Proverbs 14:11:1Prov.14.11.W1TAB
בֵּ֣ית
bet
“house of”
- Transliteration
- BET
- Extended
- BEET
- IPA
- /ˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- house of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BET
- clause
BET re-sha-IM yish-sha-MED
- sentence
BET re-sha-IM yish-sha-MED ve-O-hel ye-sha-RIM yaf-ri-AKH
Exegesis
The first member opens with the construct noun beyt {בֵּ֣ית | bēṯ} ‘house’ linked to its possessor resha‘im {רְ֭שָׁעִים | rəšā‘îm} ‘wicked’, followed by the Niphal verb yishshamed {יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד | yiššāmed} indicating passive ruin.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ת
“house”
In context — Proverbs 14:11
The house of the wicked will be brought down, but the tent of the upright will flourish .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 14:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 14:11, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֣ית (bet) 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.14.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.14.11.W1.S1) and character.