Zechariah 14:11:8Zech.14.11.W8TAB
לָבֶֽטַח׃
lavetakh
“in security”
- Transliteration
- la-VE-takh
- Extended
- laa-VEH-tahkh
- IPA
- /laːˈvɛtˤaħ/
Meaning by language
- English
- in security
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
la-VE-takh
- clause
ve-yash-VA ye-ru-sha-LIM la-VE-takh
- sentence
ve-ya-she-VU VAH ve-KHE-rem LO yih-ye-EH-OD ve-yash-VA ye-ru-sha-LIM la-VE-takh
Exegesis
In parallel, Yerushalayim {יְרוּשָׁלַם | Yerūšālayim} “Jerusalem” plus the perfect veyashvah {וְיָשְׁבָה | wə-yāšəḇāh} “and she will dwell” and the prepositional phrase lavetach {לָבֶטַח | lā-ve-ṭaḥ} “in security” form a chiasm dwell–ban–dwell that highlights the shift from judgment to assured restoration.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–tet–chet
“security, trust”
In context — Zechariah 14:11
And they will dwell in it, and ban will not be there again; and Jerusalem will dwell in security .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 14:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Zechariah 14:11, so the Hebrew word לָבֶֽטַח׃ (lavetakh) 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 Zech.14.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.14.11.W8.S1) and character.