Proverbs 20:29:2Prov.20.29.W2TAB

בַּחוּרִ֣ים

bakhurim

of young men

Transliteration
ba-khu-RIM
Extended
bah-khoo-REEM
IPA
/ba.ħuˈriːm/

Meaning by language

English
of young men

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בַּ + חוּ + רִ֣ים
ba + khu + rim
bakhurim

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-khu-RIM

  2. clause

    ti-fe-E-ret ba-khu-RIM ko-KHAM

  3. sentence

    ti-fe-E-ret ba-khu-RIM ko-KHAM va-ha-DAR ze-ke-NIM se-VA

Exegesis

The verse uses parallel nominal clauses centered on tifʾeret bachurim {תִּפְאֶרֶת בַּחוּרִים | tifʾeret baḥûrîm} ‘glory of young men’ and wa-ḥădar zekenim {וַהֲדַר זְקֵנִים | wa-ḥădar zəqēnîm} ‘and beauty of old men’.

In contextProverbs 20:29

The glory of young men is their strength, and the beauty of old men is gray hair .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 20:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 20:29, so the Hebrew word בַּחוּרִ֣ים (bakhurim) 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.20.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.20.29.W2.S1) and character.