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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-a-LOTS
- clause
ba-a-LOTS tsa-di-KIM ra-BA tif-e-RET
- 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 context — Proverbs 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.