Proverbs 24:3:4Prov.24.3.W4TAB
וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗ה
uvittevuna
“and by understanding”
- Transliteration
- u-vit-te-vu-NA
- Extended
- oo-vihth-teh-voo-NAA
- IPA
- /u.vit.təvuːˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and by understanding
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-vit-te-vu-NA
- clause
u-vit-te-vu-NA yit-ko-NAN
- sentence
be-kha-KHMA yib-ba-NE BA-yit u-vit-te-vu-NA yit-ko-NAN
Exegesis
The coordinating conjunction u- introduces the parallel clause uvitvunah {וּבִתְבוּנָה | ū-vi-tə-vū-nāh} ‘and by understanding,’ mirroring the first phrase.
Root and etymology
b-y-nbet–yod–nun
“insight”
In context — Proverbs 24:3
By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 24:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 24:3, so the Hebrew word וּ֝בִתְבוּנָ֗ה (uvittevuna) 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.24.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.24.3.W4.S1) and character.