Proverbs 6:8:2Prov.6.8.W2TAB
בַּקַּ֣יִץ
bakayits
“in the summer”
- Transliteration
- ba-ka-YITS
- Extended
- bah-kah-YIHTS
- IPA
- /baq.qaˈjits/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the summer
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-ka-YITS
- clause
ta-KHIN ba-ka-YITS lakh-MA
- sentence
ta-KHIN ba-ka-YITS lakh-MA a-ge-RA ba-ka-TSIR ma-a-kha-LA
Exegesis
The temporal phrases baqqayitz {בַּקַּ֣יִץ | baqqāyiṣ} ‘in the summer’ and baqatsir {בַ֝קָּצִ֗יר | baqqāṣîr} ‘at the harvest’ use the preposition bet to denote broad seasonal periods.
In context — Proverbs 6:8
She prepares her bread in the summer and gathers her food at the harvest .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 6:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 6:8, so the Hebrew word בַּקַּ֣יִץ (bakayits) 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.6.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.6.8.W2.S1) and character.