Proverbs 15:27:2Prov.15.27.W2TAB
בֵּ֭יתוֹ
beto
“his house or household”
- Transliteration
- BE-to
- Extended
- BEE-toh
- IPA
- /ˈbeː.toː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his house or household
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BE-to
- clause
O-kher BE-to bo-TSE-a BA-tsa
- sentence
O-kher BE-to bo-TSE-a BA-tsa ve-so-NE ma-ta-NOT yikh-YE
Exegesis
Each carries its object—beito {בֵּיתוֹ | bē-tô} ‘his house’ and batza {בָּצַע | bā-ṣaʿ} ‘profit’—to assert cause and effect.
In context — Proverbs 15:27
Whoever unjustly gains profit troubles his own house, but he who hates gifts will live.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:27:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 15:27, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֭יתוֹ (beto) 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.15.27.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.27.W2.S1) and character.