Proverbs 8:25:1Prov.8.25.W1TAB
בְּטֶ֣רֶם
beterem
“before”
- Transliteration
- be-TE-rem
- Extended
- beh-TEH-rehm
- IPA
- /bəˈtɛ.rɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- before
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 | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-TE-rem
- clause
be-TE-rem ha-RIM ha-te-BA-u
- sentence
be-TE-rem ha-RIM ha-te-BA-u lif-NE ge-va-OT kho-lal-TI
Exegesis
The verse opens with the preposition beterem {בְּטֶרֶם | bə-ṭer-em} ‘before’, establishing temporal priority that is echoed by the preposition lifnei {לִפְנֵי | lî-p̄nē} ‘before’.
Root and etymology
ṭ-r-mtet–resh–mem
“before, not yet”
In context — Proverbs 8:25
Before the mountains were settled , before the hills, I was brought forth .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 8:25:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Proverbs 8:25, so the Hebrew word בְּטֶ֣רֶם (beterem) 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.8.25.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.8.25.W1.S1) and character.