Proverbs 9:1:3Prov.9.1.W3TAB
בֵיתָ֑הּ
betah
“her house”
- Transliteration
- be-TAH
- Extended
- beh-TAH
- IPA
- /beːˈθaːh/
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
- clause
kha-KHO-mot BAN-ta be-TAH
- sentence
kha-KHO-mot BAN-ta be-TAH khats-VA a-MU-de-ha shiv-A
Exegesis
The Qal perfect verb banta {בָּנְתָ֣ה | bā-nə-ṯāh} ‘she built’ governs the construct noun beitah {בֵיתָ֑הּ | bêy-tāh} ‘her house’, expressing possession.
Root and etymology
Rootbet yod tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Proverbs 9:1
Wisdom has raised her house; she has carved out her seven pillars .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Proverbs 9:1, so the Hebrew word בֵיתָ֑הּ (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.9.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.1.W3.S1) and character.