Proverbs 15:4:6Prov.15.4.W6TAB

בָּ֝֗הּ

bah

in it

Transliteration
BAH
Extended
BAA
IPA
/baːh/

Meaning by language

English
in it

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    BAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-SE-lef BAH

  3. clause

    ve-SE-lef BAH SHE-ver be-RU-akh

  4. sentence

    mar-PE la-SHON ETS kha-YIM ve-SE-lef BAH SHE-ver be-RU-akh

Root and etymology

ʾ-h-bahb

to love

In contextProverbs 15:4

Healing of the tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a break in the spirit .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 15:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 15:4, so the Hebrew word בָּ֝֗הּ (bah) 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.15.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.15.4.W6.S1) and character.