1 Kings 15:27:51 Kgs.15.27.W5TAB
לְבֵ֣ית
levet
“of the house of”
- Transliteration
- le-VET
- Extended
- leh-VEET
- IPA
- /ləˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the house of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VET
- phraseyour reading level
le-VET yis-sa-SKHAR
- clause
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV ba-e-SHA ben-a-khi-YA le-VET yis-sa-SKHAR va-yak-KE-hu ba-e-SHA be-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV ba-e-SHA ben-a-khi-YA le-VET yis-sa-SKHAR va-yak-KE-hu ba-e-SHA be-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM ve-na-DAV ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL tsa-RIM al-gib-be-TON
Exegesis
The construct ben-akhiyah {בֶּן־אֲחִיָּה֙ | ben-ʾă-ḥî-yā} ‘son of Ahijah’ with levet Issachar {לְבֵ֣ית יִשָּׂשָׁכָ֔ר | lə-ḇêṯ yi-ṣā-šā-ḵār} expresses tribal affiliation.
Root and etymology
Rootb-y-t
“house”
In context — 1 Kings 15:27
Baasha son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:27:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 15:27, so the Hebrew word לְבֵ֣ית (levet) 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.15.27.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.27.W5.S1) and character.