Proverbs 16:20:5Prov.16.20.W5TAB
בַּיהוָ֣ה
bayehovah
“in the LORD”
- Transliteration
- ba-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- bah-yeh-hoh-VAH
- IPA
- /bajəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ba-ye-ho-VAH ash-RAI-v
- clause
u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ash-RAI-v
- sentence
mas-KIL al-da-VAR yim-TSA-TOB u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ash-RAI-v
Exegesis
The conjunction vav introduces a parallel clause beginning with the participle ū-bōṭēaḥ {וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ | ū-bō-ṭē-aḥ} ‘one who trusts,’ combined with the prepositional phrase ba-yəhōwāh {בַּיהוָ֣ה | ba-yə-hō-wāh} ‘in the LORD.’
Root and etymology
Rootheh–yod–heh
“to be, exist”
In context — Proverbs 16:20
The one who acts prudently concerning a matter will find good, and whoever trusts in the LORD —blessed is he .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:20:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 16:20, so the Hebrew word בַּיהוָ֣ה (bayehovah) 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.16.20.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.20.W5.S1) and character.