Proverbs 16:7:1Prov.16.7.W1TAB
בִּרְצ֣וֹת
birtsot
“in pleasing”
- Transliteration
- bir-TSOT
- Extended
- bihr-TSOHT
- IPA
- /birˈtsoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in pleasing
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
bir-TSOT
- clause
bir-TSOT Ye-ho-VAH dar-KHE-Ish
- sentence
bir-TSOT Ye-ho-VAH dar-KHE-Ish gam-o-ye-VAV yash-LIM i-TO
Exegesis
The verse begins with a condition introduced by birtzot {בִּרְצ֣וֹת | bir-ṣō-ṯ} ‘in taking pleasure’, establishing the basis of divine favor.
In context — Proverbs 16:7
When the LORD takes pleasure in a man’s ways, He brings even his enemies into peace with him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 16:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 16:7, so the Hebrew word בִּרְצ֣וֹת (birtsot) 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.16.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.16.7.W1.S1) and character.