Proverbs 15:27:3Prov.15.27.W3TAB
בּוֹצֵ֣עַ
botsea
“one who gains or cuts off”
- Transliteration
- bo-TSE-a
- Extended
- boh-TSEH-ah
- IPA
- /boːˈtsɛː.aʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- one who gains or cuts off
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bo-TSE-a
- 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
Root and etymology
b-ts-ʿbet–tsade–ayin
“to gain by violence or greed”
In context — Proverbs 15:27
Whoever unjustly gains profit troubles his own house, but he who hates gifts will live.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 15:27:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 15:27, so the Hebrew word בּוֹצֵ֣עַ (botsea) 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.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.27.W3.S1) and character.