Proverbs 31:15:6Prov.31.15.W6TAB
לְבֵיתָ֑הּ
leveitah
“to her house”
- Transliteration
- le-vei-TAH
- Extended
- leh-veh-ee-TAAH
- IPA
- /ləveːˈtaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- to her house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-vei-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
va-tit-TEN TE-ref le-vei-TAH
- clause
va-ta-KAM be-OD LAI-la va-tit-TEN TE-ref le-vei-TAH
- sentence
va-ta-KAM be-OD LAI-la va-tit-TEN TE-ref le-vei-TAH ve-KHOK le-na-a-ro-TE-ha
Exegesis
The next vav-consecutive Qal imperfect vattiten {וַתִּתֵּ֣ן | vaṯ·tēn} ‘and she gave’ governs two direct objects: teref {טֶ֣רֶף | ṯe·reṯ} ‘food’ and ḥōq {חֹק | ḥōq} ‘allocated portion’, directed respectively to leveitah {לְבֵיתָ֑הּ | lə·bê·ṯā·h} ‘her household’ and lena‘aroteha {לְנַעֲרֹתֶֽיהָ | lə·na·‘ǎ·rō·ṯê·hā} ‘her maidservants’. The parallel object structure emphasizes both familial provision and care for servants. English translation consolidates this parallelism into a single flowing sentence for clarity.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house, household”
In context — Proverbs 31:15
She rises while it is still night, and she gives food to her household, and a portion to her maidservants.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 31:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 31:15, so the Hebrew word לְבֵיתָ֑הּ (leveitah) 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.31.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.31.15.W6.S1) and character.