1 Kings 14:12:41 Kgs.14.12.W4TAB
לְבֵיתֵ֑ךְ
levetekh
“to your house”
- Transliteration
- le-VE-tekh
- Extended
- leh-VEE-tehkh
- IPA
- /ləveːˈteːx/
Meaning by language
- English
- to your house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VE-tekh
- phraseyour reading level
le-KHI le-VE-tekh
- clause
ve-AT KU-mi le-KHI le-VE-tekh
- sentence
ve-AT KU-mi le-KHI le-VE-tekh be-VO-a rag-la-YIKH ha-i-RA u-MET ha-YA-led
Exegesis
Leveitekh {לְבֵיתֵךְ | ləbêyteḵ} forms a construct chain with a possessive suffix, linking the addressee to her home.
Root and etymology
bet–yod–tavbet–yod–tav
“house, household”
In context — 1 Kings 14:12
And as for you, arise and go to your house. When your feet enter the city, the boy will die.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 14:12, so the Hebrew word לְבֵיתֵ֑ךְ (levetekh) 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.14.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.12.W4.S1) and character.