Proverbs 7:12:2Prov.7.12.W2TAB
בַּח֗וּץ
bakhuts
“in the outside or in the street”
- Transliteration
- ba-KHUTS
- Extended
- bah-KHOOTS
- IPA
- /baˈħuːts/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the outside or in the street
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Tsade Sofit | final form of Tsade — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-KHUTS
- phraseyour reading level
PA-am ba-KHUTS
- clause
PA-am ba-KHUTS pa-AM ba-re-KHO-vot
- sentence
PA-am ba-KHUTS pa-AM ba-re-KHO-vot ve-E-tsel KAL-pi-NA te-e-ROV
Exegesis
It then traces a spatial progression from bachutz {בַּח֗וּץ | baḥûṣ} ‘in the street,’ to barechovot {בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת | barḥôbôṯ} ‘in the squares,’ culminating with veetzel kol-pinnah {וְאֵ֖צֶל כָּל-פִּנָּ֣ה | wə-’êṣel kol-pinnā} ‘and at every corner.’
In context — Proverbs 7:12
One moment she is in the street , another in the squares; at every corner she lies in wait .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 7:12, so the Hebrew word בַּח֗וּץ (bakhuts) 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.7.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.12.W2.S1) and character.