1 Chronicles 17:1:131 Chr.17.1.W13TAB
בְּבֵ֣ית
bevet
“in a house of”
- Transliteration
- be-VET
- Extended
- beh-VEET
- IPA
- /bəˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in a house of
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 | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
be-VET
- phraseyour reading level
be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM
- clause
va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT
- sentence
va-ye-HI ka-a-SHER ya-SHAV da-VID be-VE-to va-yo-MER da-VID el-na-TAN ha-na-vi hin-NE a-no-KHI yo-SHEV be-VET ha-a-ra-ZIM va-a-RON be-RIT-ye-ho-VAH ta-KHAT ye-ri-OT
Exegesis
The participle yōšēb {יוֹשֵׁב | yōšēb} conveys ongoing dwelling, while the construct bə-bêyt hāʾărāzîm {בְּבֵית הָאֲרָזִים | bə-bêyt hāʾărāzîm} highlights royal luxury.
Root and etymology
b-y-t
“house, dwelling”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:1
And it came to pass, when David was dwelling in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, “Behold, I am dwelling in a house of cedars, but the ark of the covenant of the LORD remains under curtains .”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:1:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Chronicles 17:1, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵ֣ית (bevet) 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 1 Chr.17.1.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.1.W13.S1) and character.