Proverbs 22:18:3Prov.22.18.W3TAB
בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ
bevitnekha
“within you”
- Transliteration
- be-vit-NE-kha
- Extended
- beh-vit-NEH-khaa
- IPA
- /bəviṭˈnɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- within you
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-vit-NE-kha
- clause
ki-na-IM ki-tish-me-REM be-vit-NE-kha
- sentence
ki-na-IM ki-tish-me-REM be-vit-NE-kha yi-KO-nu yakh-DAV al-se-fa-TE-kha
Exegesis
The verb tišmərēm {תִשְׁמְרֵם | tišmərēm} ‘you keep them’ in the Qal imperfect combines active guarding with pronominal object, and the phrase bə-bīṯnêkā {בְּבִטְנֶךָ | bə-bīṯnêkā} ‘within your belly’ serves as a spatial metaphor for inner receptivity.
In context — Proverbs 22:18
For it is pleasant if you keep them within your inner being ; together they will be established upon your lips.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 22:18, so the Hebrew word בְּבִטְנֶ֑ךָ (bevitnekha) 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.22.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.18.W3.S1) and character.