1 Kings 16:3:91 Kgs.16.3.W9TAB
כְּבֵ֖ית
kevet
“like the house of”
- Transliteration
- ke-VET
- Extended
- keh-VEET
- IPA
- /kəˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- like the house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| 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
ke-VET
- 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
Exegesis
Wə-nāṭattî {וְנָתַתִּי | wə-nā-ṭat-tî} ‘and I will give’ shifts to a declarative perfect with future force, introducing the comparative clause kə-bêṯ Yārāḇəʿām ben Neḇāṭ {כְּבֵית יָרָבְעָם בֶּן־נְבָט | kə-bêṯ yā-rā-ḇə-ʿām ben ne-ḇā-ṭ} ‘like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat’. This simile draws a parallel judgment motif, linking the fates of these dynasties and underscoring divine sovereignty in orchestrating royal succession.
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 16:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 1 Kings 16:3, so the Hebrew word כְּבֵ֖ית (kevet) 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.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.3.W9.S1) and character.