Proverbs 9:14:2Prov.9.14.W2TAB
לְפֶ֣תַח
lepetakh
“at the entrance of”
- Transliteration
- le-PE-takh
- Extended
- leh-PEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /ləˈfɛtaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- at the entrance of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-PE-takh
- clause
ve-ya-SHE-va le-PE-takh be-TA
- sentence
ve-ya-SHE-va le-PE-takh be-TA al-ki-SE me-ro-ME KA-ret
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase lepetach beitah {לְפֶ֣תַח בֵּיתָ֑הּ | lə-pə-ṯaḥ bē-ṯāh} specifies “at the entrance of her house.”
Root and etymology
p-t-ḥpe–tav–chet
“opening, gateway”
In context — Proverbs 9:14
She sits at the entry of her house, on a seat in the heights of the town .
About this coordinate
Proverbs 9:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Proverbs 9:14, so the Hebrew word לְפֶ֣תַח (lepetakh) 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.9.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Prov.9.14.W2.S1) and character.