Proverbs 7:19:4Prov.7.19.W4TAB
בְּבֵית֑וֹ
beveto
“in his house”
- Transliteration
- be-VE-TO
- Extended
- beh-VEE-TOH
- IPA
- /bəveːˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-VE-TO
- clause
KI EN ha-ISH be-VE-TO
- sentence
KI EN ha-ISH be-VE-TO ha-LAKH be-DE-rekh me-ra-KHOK
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase beto {בְּבֵית֑וֹ | bə-ṯêytô} ‘in his house’ indicates the locus of absence.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house; dwelling”
In context — Proverbs 7:19
For the man is not in his house; he has gone on a journey far away.
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:19:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Proverbs 7:19, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵית֑וֹ (beveto) 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.7.19.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.19.W4.S1) and character.