Proverbs 2:14:5Prov.2.14.W5TAB
בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת
betahhepukhot
“in the perversions”
- Transliteration
- be-tah-he-PU-khot
- Extended
- beh-tah-heh-PUH-khoht
- IPA
- /bə.tah.həˈpʊ.xoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the perversions
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 | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
be-tah-he-PU-khot
- phraseyour reading level
be-tah-he-PU-khot RA
- clause
ya-GI-lu be-tah-he-PU-khot RA
- sentence
ha-se-me-KHIM la-a-SOT RA ya-GI-lu be-tah-he-PU-khot RA
Exegesis
The verb yāḡîlû {יָ֝גִילוּ | yāḡîlû} ‘they exult’ intensifies the depiction of their celebration, while the prepositional phrase bəṯaḥpūḵōṯ {בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת | bəṯaḥpūḵōṯ} ‘in perversities’ specifies the twisted forms of evil.
Root and etymology
Rooth-p-k
“to overturn, pervert”
In context — Proverbs 2:14
Those who rejoice to do evil and exult in the perversities of evil.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 2:14:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 2:14, so the Hebrew word בְּֽתַהְפֻּכ֥וֹת (betahhepukhot) 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.2.14.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.2.14.W5.S1) and character.