Proverbs 26:1:2Prov.26.1.W2TAB

בַּקַּ֗יִץ

bakayits

in the summer

Transliteration
ba-ka-YITS
Extended
bah-kah-YIHTS
IPA
/bak.qaˈjits/

Meaning by language

English
in the summer

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בַּ + קַּ֗ + יִץ
ba + ka + yits
bakayits

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Qofq — deep k, uvular
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-ka-YITS

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ka-SHE-leg ba-ka-YITS

  3. clause

    ka-SHE-leg ba-ka-YITS ve-kha-ma-TAR ba-ka-TSIR

  4. sentence

    ka-SHE-leg ba-ka-YITS ve-kha-ma-TAR ba-ka-TSIR KEN LO-NA-ve likh-SIL ka-VOD

Exegesis

The verse begins with a double simile introduced by ka- {כַּ | ka} ‘like’, pairing sheleg {שֶּׁלֶג | šelêg} ‘snow’ in qayits {קַיִץ | qayîṣ} ‘summer’ and matar {מַטָּר | māṭṭār} ‘rain’ in katsir {קָצִיר | qāṣîr} ‘harvest’. This juxtaposition of elements contrary to seasonal norms establishes a pattern of incongruity.

In contextProverbs 26:1

Like snow in summer and rain at harvest, honor is out of place for a fool .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 26:1:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 26:1, so the Hebrew word בַּקַּ֗יִץ (bakayits) 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.26.1.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.26.1.W2.S1) and character.