Proverbs 19:1:3Prov.19.1.W3TAB
בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ
betummo
“in his integrity or completeness”
- Transliteration
- be-tum-MO
- Extended
- beh-tuhm-MOH
- IPA
- /bətumˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his integrity or completeness
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-tum-MO
- clause
TOV-RASH ho-LEKH be-tum-MO
- sentence
TOV-RASH ho-LEKH be-tum-MO me-i-KESH se-fa-TAV ve-HU khe-SIL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase betummo {בְּתֻמּוֹ | bə-tummō} ‘in his integrity’ qualifies the manner of walking and highlights the quality tom {תּוֹם | tōm} ‘integrity.’
In context — Proverbs 19:1
Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one whose lips are perverse and who is a fool.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 19:1, so the Hebrew word בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ (betummo) 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.19.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.1.W3.S1) and character.