Proverbs 5:16:3Prov.5.16.W3TAB
ח֑וּצָה
khutsa
“outside”
- Transliteration
- KHU-tsa
- Extended
- KHOO-tsah
- IPA
- /ˈħuː.ts(aː)/
Meaning by language
- English
- outside
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHU-tsa
- clause
ya-FU-tsu ma-e-ye-NO-te-kha KHU-tsa
- sentence
ya-FU-tsu ma-e-ye-NO-te-kha KHU-tsa ba-re-KHO-vot pal-GE-MA-yim
Exegesis
The adverb chutzah {חוּצָה | ḥû-ṣâ} “outside” together with the prepositional phrase berchovot {בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת | bə-ră-ḥō-vōṯ} “in the streets” contrasts private and public spheres.
In context — Proverbs 5:16
Should your springs be dispersed outside, your streams of water in the streets?
About this coordinate
Proverbs 5:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 5:16, so the Hebrew word ח֑וּצָה (khutsa) 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.5.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.16.W3.S1) and character.