Proverbs 28:1:6Prov.28.1.W6TAB
יִבְטָֽח׃
yivtakh
“he is confident or trusts”
- Transliteration
- yiv-TAKH
- Extended
- yihv-TAKH
- IPA
- /jivˈtˤaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- he is confident or trusts
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
yiv-TAKH
- phraseyour reading level
khi-khe-FIR yiv-TAKH
- clause
ve-tsa-di-KIM khi-khe-FIR yiv-TAKH
- sentence
NA-su ve-EN-ro-DEF ra-SHA ve-tsa-di-KIM khi-khe-FIR yiv-TAKH
Exegesis
The imperfect yivtach {יִבְטָֽח | yib-ṭāḥ} is grammatically singular but rendered in English plurally as ‘are confident’ to reflect collective assurance among the righteous.
Root and etymology
RootBet–Tet–Ḥet
“to trust, have confidence”
In context — Proverbs 28:1
The wicked flee when no one pursues them, but the righteous are confident like a young lion .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 28:1, so the Hebrew word יִבְטָֽח׃ (yivtakh) 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.28.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.1.W6.S1) and character.