1 Chronicles 17:25:91 Chr.17.25.W9TAB
בָּ֑יִת
bayit
“a house”
- Transliteration
- BA-yit
- Extended
- BAA-yihth
- IPA
- /ˈbaː.jit/
Meaning by language
- English
- a house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
BA-yit
- clause
KI a-TA e-lo-HAI ga-LI-ta et-O-zen av-de-KHA liv-NOT LO BA-yit
- sentence
KI a-TA e-lo-HAI ga-LI-ta et-O-zen av-de-KHA liv-NOT LO BA-yit al-KEN ma-TSA av-de-KHA le-hit-pa-LEL le-fa-NE-kha
Exegesis
The infinitive clause livnot lo bayit {לִבְנוֹת לוֹ בָּיִת | liḇ·nōṯ lō bā·yît} functions as the content of the disclosure, indicating God’s promise “that You will build a house for him.”
Root and etymology
Rootbet, yod, tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — 1 Chronicles 17:25
For You, my God , have revealed the ear of Your servant that You will build a house for him. Therefore, Your servant has found it in himself to pray before You.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 17:25:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Chronicles 17:25, so the Hebrew word בָּ֑יִת (bayit) 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.17.25.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.17.25.W9.S1) and character.