Proverbs 28:12:1Prov.28.12.W1TAB

בַּעֲלֹ֣ץ

baalots

in rejoicing

Transliteration
ba-a-LOTS
Extended
bah-ah-LOTS
IPA
/baʕăˈloːts/

Meaning by language

English
in rejoicing

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בַּ + עֲ + לֹ֣ץ
ba + a + lots
baalots

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Lamedl as in law
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tsade Sofitfinal form of Tsade — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-a-LOTS

  2. clause

    ba-a-LOTS tsa-di-KIM ra-BA tif-e-RET

  3. sentence

    ba-a-LOTS tsa-di-KIM ra-BA tif-e-RET u-ve-KUM re-sha-IM ye-khu-PAS a-DAM

Exegesis

The verse opens with the prepositional infinitive bā‛ă·lôṣ {בַּעֲלֹץ | ba‛ă·lôṣ} functioning as a temporal marker “in rejoicing.”

In contextProverbs 28:12

When the righteous rejoice , there is great glory; but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden.

About this coordinate

Proverbs 28:12:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 28:12, so the Hebrew word בַּעֲלֹ֣ץ (baalots) 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.28.12.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.12.W1.S1) and character.