Proverbs 5:16:4Prov.5.16.W4TAB
בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת
barekhovot
“in streets”
- Transliteration
- ba-re-KHO-vot
- Extended
- baa-reh-KHOH-voht
- IPA
- /baʁ.ħoˈvoːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in streets
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ba-re-KHO-vot
- clause
ba-re-KHO-vot pal-GE-MA-yim
- 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 5:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 5:16, so the Hebrew word בָּ֝רְחֹב֗וֹת (barekhovot) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.5.16.W4.S1) and character.