Proverbs 29:11:5Prov.29.11.W5TAB

בְּאָח֥וֹר

beakhor

in the back or afterward

Transliteration
be-a-KHOR
Extended
beh-aa-KHOHR
IPA
/bəʔɔːˈħoːr/

Meaning by language

English
in the back or afterward

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + אָ + ח֥וֹר
be + a + khor
beakhor

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Qametslong 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Reshr guttural, like the French r

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-a-KHOR

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-a-KHOR ye-shab-be-KHE-nna

  3. clause

    ve-kha-KHAM be-a-KHOR ye-shab-be-KHE-nna

  4. sentence

    KAL-RU-kho yo-TSI khe-SIL ve-kha-KHAM be-a-KHOR ye-shab-be-KHE-nna

Exegesis

The temporal preposition bə-ʾākhôr {בְּאָח֥וֹר | bə-ʾākhôr} signals delay before the Piel imperfect yəšabbḥenāh {יְשַׁבְּחֶֽנָּה | yəšabbḥenāh} ‘he restrains it,’ where the Piel stem emphasizes intensive self-restraint.

In contextProverbs 29:11

A fool brings out all his spirit , but a wise man quietly holds it back .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 29:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 29:11, so the Hebrew word בְּאָח֥וֹר (beakhor) 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.29.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.11.W5.S1) and character.