Proverbs 18:2:5Prov.18.2.W5TAB
אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת
imbehitgallot
“but rather in being revealed”
- Transliteration
- IM-be-hit-gal-LOT
- Extended
- ihm-beh-hiht-gahl-LOHT
- IPA
- /ʔim.bəhit.ɣalˈloːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- but rather in being revealed
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
IM-be-hit-gal-LOT
- phraseyour reading level
IM-be-hit-gal-LOT li-BO
- clause
KI IM-be-hit-gal-LOT li-BO
- sentence
LO-ya-khPOTS ke-SIL bit-te-vu-NA KI IM-be-hit-gal-LOT li-BO
Exegesis
The idiom ki im {כִּי אִם | kî ʾim} forms an exclusive contrast, introducing the infinitive construct be-hitgalot {בְּהִתְגַּלוֹת | bə-hit-gal-lōt} which governs the construct libbo {לִבּוֹ | lib-bō}, “his heart,” yielding a reflexive sense of self-disclosure. English “does not delight…but only in revealing” mirrors this Hebrew contrast and preserves the Hitpael stem’s nuance.
In context — Proverbs 18:2
A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in revealing his heart .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 18:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 18:2, so the Hebrew word אִֽם־בְּהִתְגַּלּ֥וֹת (imbehitgallot) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.18.2.W5.S1) and character.