Proverbs 3:29:5Prov.3.29.W5TAB
לָבֶ֣טַח
lavetakh
“in security”
- Transliteration
- la-VE-takh
- Extended
- laa-VEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /laːˈvɛtˤaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in security
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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Word in context
- word
la-VE-takh
- phraseyour reading level
la-VE-takh i-TAKH
- clause
ve-HU-YO-shev la-VE-takh i-TAKH
- sentence
al-ta-kha-ROSH al-re-a-KHA ra-A ve-HU-YO-shev la-VE-takh i-TAKH
Exegesis
The coordinated clause vehu-yoshev {וְהֽוּא־יוֹשֵׁב | wə-hûʾ-yôšēḇ} ‘and he is dwelling’ functions as a circumstantial participle, qualified by the prepositional phrase lavetach {לָבֶטַח | lā-vé-ṭāḥ} ‘securely’ and ittakh {אִתָּךְ | ʾit-tā-ḵ} ‘with you,’ describing the neighbor’s state of trust. The juxtaposition of the jussive and participial constructions conveys an adversative nuance: one should not harm someone who is resting in confidence.
Root and etymology
ב־ט־ח
“to trust, be secure”
In context — Proverbs 3:29
Do not plot harm against your neighbor , while he dwells securely with you.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 3:29:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 3:29, so the Hebrew word לָבֶ֣טַח (lavetakh) 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.3.29.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.3.29.W5.S1) and character.