Proverbs 6:3:7Prov.6.3.W7TAB
בָ֤אתָ
vata
“you have come”
- Transliteration
- va-TA
- Extended
- vaa-TAA
- IPA
- /vaːˈʔaːtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- you have come
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
va-TA
- phraseyour reading level
va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha
- clause
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI ve-hin-na-TSEL KI va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha
- sentence
a-SE ZOT e-FO be-NI ve-hin-na-TSEL KI va-TA be-khaf-RE-kha LEKH hit-ra-PES u-re-HAV RE-kha
Exegesis
The nifal imperative wəhinnāṣel {וְֽהִנָּצֵ֗ל | wə-hin-nā-ṣēl} introduces the goal of self-deliverance, while the causal clause kî bāʾtā bə-ḵāp reʿêḵā {כִּ֘י בָּ֤אתָ בְכַף־רֵעֶ֑ךָ | kî bā-ʾtā bə-ḵāp re-ʿê-ḵā} underlines vulnerability under a neighbor’s hand.
Root and etymology
ב־ו־אb-w-ʾ
“to come, enter”
In context — Proverbs 6:3
Do this now, my son, and be delivered, for you have come into the hand of your neighbor; go, humble yourself , and plead with your neighbor.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Proverbs 6:3, so the Hebrew word בָ֤אתָ (vata) 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.6.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.3.W7.S1) and character.