1 Kings 13:11:51 Kgs.13.11.W5TAB
בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל
bevetel
“in Bethel”
- Transliteration
- be-VET-EL
- Extended
- beh-VEET-EEL
- IPA
- /bəˈveːt.ʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- in Bethel
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 | |
| 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
be-VET-EL
- clause
ve-na-VI e-KHAD za-KEN yo-SHEV be-VET-EL
- sentence
ve-na-VI e-KHAD za-KEN yo-SHEV be-VET-EL va-ya-VO ve-NO va-ye-sa-PER-LO et-KOL-ha-ma-a-SE a-SHER-a-SA ish-ha-e-lo-HIM ha-YOM be-VET-EL et-ha-de-va-RIM a-SHER di-BER el-ha-ME-lekh va-ye-sa-pe-RUM la-a-vi-HEM
Exegesis
The adjective echad {אֶחָד | ekhād} plus participle yoshev {יֹשֵׁב | yōšēv} form a circumstantial clause “a certain prophet sitting,” situating him in beveyt-el {בְּבֵית־אֵל | bəvēyt-ʼēl}.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — 1 Kings 13:11
Now there was a certain old prophet sitting in Bethel, and his sons came and recounted to him all that the man of God had done that day in Bethel, including the words that he had spoken to the king. Then they reported it all to their father .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 13:11:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 13:11, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל (bevetel) 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.13.11.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.13.11.W5.S1) and character.