Proverbs 28:6:3Prov.28.6.W3TAB
בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ
betummo
“in his integrity”
- Transliteration
- be-tum-MO
- Extended
- beh-tuhm-MOH
- IPA
- /bətumˈmoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his integrity
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 | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-tum-MO
- clause
TOV-RASH ho-LEKH be-tum-MO
- sentence
TOV-RASH ho-LEKH be-tum-MO me-i-KESH de-ra-KHA-yim ve-HU a-SHIR
Exegesis
Its subject rash {רָ֭שׁ | rāš} ‘a poor one’ is followed by the Qal active participle holekh {הוֹלֵ֣ךְ | hôlêḵ} ‘walking’ and the construct phrase b’tumo {בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ | bə-tû-mô} ‘in his integrity’, specifying manner.
In context — Proverbs 28:6
Better is a poor person who walks in integrity than one who is perverse in his ways, though he is rich.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 28:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 28:6, so the Hebrew word בְּתֻמּ֑וֹ (betummo) 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.28.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.28.6.W3.S1) and character.