Proverbs 28:26:1Prov.28.26.W1TAB
בּוֹטֵ֣חַ
boteakh
“trusting”
- Transliteration
- BO-te-akh
- Extended
- BOH-teh-akh
- IPA
- /boːˈt̪e.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- trusting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BO-te-akh
- clause
BO-te-akh be-LIB-bo HU khe-SIL
- sentence
BO-te-akh be-LIB-bo HU khe-SIL ve-ho-LEKH be-kha-KHMA HU yim-ma-LET
Exegesis
The proverb employs antithetic parallelism with two participle clauses: boteach {בּוֹטֵ֣חַ | bôṭēaḥ} ‘trusting’ paired with veholekh {וְהוֹלֵ֥ךְ | wəhōlêḵ} ‘walking.’
Root and etymology
b-t-ḥbet–tav–chet
“to trust”
In context — Proverbs 28:26
He who trusts in his own heart is a fool , but whoever walks in wisdom will be delivered .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:26:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 28:26, so the Hebrew word בּוֹטֵ֣חַ (boteakh) 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.28.26.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.26.W1.S1) and character.