1 Kings 16:3:81 Kgs.16.3.W8TAB
אֶת־בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔
etbetkha
“your house {direct object}”
- Transliteration
- et-BET-kha
- Extended
- eht-BEET-khah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈbeːt.xaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your house {direct object}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-BET-kha
- clause
ve-na-TAT-ti et-BET-kha ke-VET ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT
- sentence
hin-NE mav-e-IR a-kha-RE va-SHA ve-a-kha-RE BE-to ve-na-TAT-ti et-BET-kha ke-VET ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house, family, dynasty”
In context — 1 Kings 16:3
Behold, I am about to bring devastation upon Baasha and his house, and I will make your house like that of Jeroboam son of Nebat.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 16:3, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּ֣יתְךָ֔ (etbetkha) 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.16.3.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.3.W8.S1) and character.