Proverbs 29:25:5Prov.29.25.W5TAB
וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ
uvoteakh
“but one trusting”
- Transliteration
- u-vo-TE-akh
- Extended
- oo-voh-TEE-aakh
- IPA
- /uːvoːˈt̪eː.aħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- but one trusting
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-vo-TE-akh
- clause
u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ye-su-GAV
- sentence
khe-RE-dat a-DAM yit-TEN mo-KESH u-vo-TE-akh ba-ye-ho-VAH ye-su-GAV
Exegesis
The conjunction vav in u-voteaḥ {וּבוֹטֵחַ | ū-vo-ṯē-aḥ} marks an adversative participial clause.
Root and etymology
ב־ט־ח
“to trust, rely upon”
In context — Proverbs 29:25
The fear of man lays a snare, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be set high.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 29:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 29:25, so the Hebrew word וּבוֹטֵ֖חַ (uvoteakh) 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.29.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.29.25.W5.S1) and character.