Proverbs 7:12:4Prov.7.12.W4TAB

בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת

barekhovot

in the broad places or in the squares

Transliteration
ba-re-KHO-vot
Extended
baa-reh-KHOH-voht
IPA
/baːrăˈħoː.voːt/

Meaning by language

English
in the broad places or in the squares

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בָּ + רְ + חֹ + ב֑וֹת
ba + re + kho + vot
barekhovot

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Qametslong 'ah'
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    ba-re-KHO-vot

  2. phraseyour reading level

    pa-AM ba-re-KHO-vot

  3. clause

    PA-am ba-KHUTS pa-AM ba-re-KHO-vot

  4. 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 contextProverbs 7:12

One moment she is in the street , another in the squares; at every corner she lies in wait .

About this coordinate

Proverbs 7:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 7:12, so the Hebrew word בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת (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.7.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.12.W4.S1) and character.