Proverbs 7:8:6Prov.7.8.W6TAB
בֵּיתָ֣הּ
betah
“her house”
- Transliteration
- be-TAH
- Extended
- beh-TAH
- IPA
- /beːˈtah/
Meaning by language
- English
- her house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TAH
- phraseyour reading level
be-TAH yits-AD
- clause
ve-DE-rekh be-TAH yits-AD
- sentence
o-VER ba-SHUK E-tsel pin-NAH ve-DE-rekh be-TAH yits-AD
Exegesis
The conjunction vederkh {וְדֶ֖רֶךְ | wə-ḏereḵ} ‘and the way’ heads a construct chain with beitah {בֵּיתָ֣הּ | bê-ṯā(h)} ‘her house,’ marking direction.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house; dwelling”
In context — Proverbs 7:8
He crossed the street by her corner, and he stepped along the road leading to her house .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 7:8:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Proverbs 7:8, so the Hebrew word בֵּיתָ֣הּ (betah) 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.7.8.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.7.8.W6.S1) and character.