Proverbs 27:22:4Prov.27.22.W4TAB
בְּת֣וֹךְ
betokh
“in the midst of”
- Transliteration
- be-TOKH
- Extended
- beh-TOHKH
- IPA
- /bəˈtoːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the midst of
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 | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
be-TOKH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TOKH ha-ri-FOT ba-e-LI
- clause
IM tik-to-SHET-ha-e-VIL bam-makh-TESH be-TOKH ha-ri-FOT ba-e-LI
- sentence
IM tik-to-SHET-ha-e-VIL bam-makh-TESH be-TOKH ha-ri-FOT ba-e-LI lo-ta-SUR me-a-LAV i-val-TO
Exegesis
A chain of prepositional phrases—ba-makhtesh {בַּמַּכְתֵּשׁ | ba-maḵ-tēš} ‘in a mortar’, be-tokh ha-rifot {בְּתוֹךְ הָרִיפוֹת | bə-tôḵ hā-ri-pôṯ} ‘among grain’, and ba-eli {בַּעֱלִי | ba-ʿê-lî} ‘with a pestle’—constructs a vivid agricultural image.
In context — Proverbs 27:22
Even if you crush the fool in a mortar among grain with a pestle, his folly will not depart from him.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 27:22:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 27:22, so the Hebrew word בְּת֣וֹךְ (betokh) 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.27.22.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.27.22.W4.S1) and character.