Proverbs 18:2:3Prov.18.2.W3TAB
בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה
bittevuna
“in understanding”
- Transliteration
- bit-te-vu-NA
- Extended
- biht-teh-voo-NAA
- IPA
- /bit.təvuˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bit-te-vu-NA
- clause
LO-ya-khPOTS ke-SIL bit-te-vu-NA
- sentence
LO-ya-khPOTS ke-SIL bit-te-vu-NA KI IM-be-hit-gal-LOT li-BO
Exegesis
The subject kesil {כְּסִיל | ke-sîl} precedes the prepositional object bi-tebunah {בִּתְבוּנָה | bi-te-bū-nâ}.
Root and etymology
b-y-nbet–yod–nun
“to discern”
In context — Proverbs 18:2
A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in revealing his heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 18:2, so the Hebrew word בִּתְבוּנָ֑ה (bittevuna) 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.18.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.2.W3.S1) and character.