1 Kings 13:10:91 Kgs.13.10.W9TAB
אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃
elbeitel
“to Bethel”
- Transliteration
- eL-BEIT-EL
- Extended
- ehL-BEET-EEL
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈbeːt.ʔeːl/
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-BEIT-EL
- clause
veh-LOH-SHAV ba-DE-rekh a-SHER BA VAH eL-BEIT-EL
- sentence
va-YEH-lekh be-DE-rekh a-KHER veh-LOH-SHAV ba-DE-rekh a-SHER BA VAH eL-BEIT-EL
Exegesis
The directional phrase ʾel beit-el {אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵֽל | ʾel-bēt-ʾēl} ‘to Bethel’ anchors the destination. In English, the vav-clauses render as discrete past-tense clauses, and relative and directional elements are ordered for natural flow and emphasis.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — 1 Kings 13:10
And he went on another way , and he did not return by the way which he had come to Bethel .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:10:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 13:10, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ (elbeitel) 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.13.10.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.10.W9.S1) and character.