Proverbs 22:20:2Prov.22.20.W2TAB
כָתַ֣בְתִּי
kataveti
“I have written”
- Transliteration
- ka-TA-VE-ti
- Extended
- kaa-TAH-veh-TEE
- IPA
- /xaː.ˈθav.tiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I have written
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ka-TA-VE-ti
- clause
ha-LO ka-TA-VE-ti LE-kha shil-SHOM sha-li-SHIM
- sentence
ha-LO ka-TA-VE-ti LE-kha shil-SHOM sha-li-SHIM be-mo-e-TSOT va-DA-at
Exegesis
The perfect verb katavti {כָתַבְתִּי | kā-ṯaḇ-tî} ‘I have written’ serves as the main clause verb with a completed action nuance.
Root and etymology
k-t-vkaf–tav–bet
“to write, inscribe”
In context — Proverbs 22:20
Have I not written to you thirty sayings in counsels and knowledge?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 22:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 22:20, so the Hebrew word כָתַ֣בְתִּי (kataveti) 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.22.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.22.20.W2.S1) and character.