Proverbs 15:23:5Prov.15.23.W5TAB
בְּעִתּ֣וֹ
beito
“in its time”
- Transliteration
- be-i-TO
- Extended
- beh-ih-TTOH
- IPA
- /bəʕitˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in its time
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-i-TO
- phraseyour reading level
be-i-TO ma-TOV
- clause
ve-da-VAR be-i-TO ma-TOV
- sentence
sim-KHA la-ISH be-ma-a-NE-fi-V ve-da-VAR be-i-TO ma-TOV
Exegesis
The conjunction vedavar {וְדָבָר | wə-ḏā-wār} ‘and a word’ introduces the second clause, paralleled by the prepositional phrase be’ito {בְּעִתּוֹ | bə-ʿit-tô} ‘in its time’.
In context — Proverbs 15:23
Joy comes to a man by the answer of his mouth, and a word in its time , how good it is!
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 15:23, so the Hebrew word בְּעִתּ֣וֹ (beito) 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.15.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.23.W5.S1) and character.