Proverbs 17:1:5Prov.17.1.W5TAB
מִ֝בַּ֗יִת
mibayit
“than a house”
- Transliteration
- mi-BA-yit
- Extended
- mih-BAH-yiht
- IPA
- /mibˈbajit/
Meaning by language
- English
- than a house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
mi-BA-yit
- clause
mi-BA-yit ma-LE ziv-khe-RIV
- sentence
TOV PAT kha-re-VA ve-shal-VA-VAH mi-BA-yit ma-LE ziv-khe-RIV
Exegesis
The comparative preposition mi- in mi-bayit {מִ֝בַּ֗יִת | mi-bayit} ‘than from a house’ introduces the second, which is qualified by mālê {מָלֵא | mālê} ‘full’.
Root and etymology
ב־י־תb y t
“house, dwelling”
In context — Proverbs 17:1
Better is a dry morsel with quietness than a house full of sacrifices amid strife .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 17:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 17:1, so the Hebrew word מִ֝בַּ֗יִת (mibayit) 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.17.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.17.1.W5.S1) and character.