1 Kings 13:1:81 Kgs.13.1.W8TAB
אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל
elbeetehl
“to Bethel”
- Transliteration
- el-beet-EHL
- Extended
- ehl-beet-EHL
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.beːt.ˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Bethel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-beet-EHL
- clause
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM BA mih-yeh-hoo-DAA bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA el-beet-EHL
- sentence
veh-hin-NEH EESH eh-lo-HEEM BA mih-yeh-hoo-DAA bid-VAR ye-ho-VAA el-beet-EHL veh-yah-rahv-AAM oh-MED al-ha-miz-BEH-akh leh-hak-TEER
Exegesis
The preposition el {אֶל־ | ʾel-} introduces the destination beit-El {בֵּית־אֵל | bêt-ʾēl}, a cultic locale.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — 1 Kings 13:1
And behold, a man of God came from Judah by the word of the LORD to Bethel, where Jeroboam was standing on the altar to burn incense.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:1:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 13:1, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל (elbeetehl) 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 Kgs.13.1.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.1.W8.S1) and character.