Proverbs 30:25:5Prov.30.25.W5TAB
בַקַּ֣יִץ
bakaits
“in the summer”
- Transliteration
- ba-kaiTS
- Extended
- bah-kah-YITS
- IPA
- /baqˈqajits/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the summer
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ba-kaiTS
- phraseyour reading level
ba-kaiTS lakh-MAM
- clause
va-ya-khi-NU ba-kaiTS lakh-MAM
- sentence
han-ne-ma-LIM AM LO-aZ va-ya-khi-NU ba-kaiTS lakh-MAM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase baqqayîṣ {בַקַּיִץ | baqqayîṣ} ‘in the summer’ sets temporal context, and laḥmām {לַחְמָם | laḥmām} ‘their bread’ denotes the object of preparation, implying both sustenance and provision. The personification of ants highlights communal foresight despite physical weakness.
In context — Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their bread in the summer .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 30:25:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Proverbs 30:25, so the Hebrew word בַקַּ֣יִץ (bakaits) 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.30.25.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.30.25.W5.S1) and character.