Proverbs 19:14:1Prov.19.14.W1TAB
בַּ֣יִת
bayit
“house”
- Transliteration
- BA-yit
- Extended
- BAH-yiht
- IPA
- /ˈba.jit/
Meaning by language
- English
- house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
BA-yit
- clause
BA-yit va-HON na-kha-LAT a-VOT
- sentence
BA-yit va-HON na-kha-LAT a-VOT u-me-ye-ho-VAH i-SHA mas-ke-LET
Exegesis
The verse begins with the compound subject bayit {בַּיִת | bā-yîṯ} ‘house’ and va-hon {וָהוֹן | vā-hôn} ‘wealth’.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ת
“house, dwelling”
In context — Proverbs 19:14
A house and wealth are an inheritance from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 19:14:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 19:14, so the Hebrew word בַּ֣יִת (bayit) 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.19.14.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.19.14.W1.S1) and character.