1 Kings 16:7:81 Kgs.16.7.W8TAB

וְאֶל־בֵּית֜וֹ

veelbeto

and against his house

Transliteration
ve-EL-BE-to
Extended
veh-EHL-BEET-oh
IPA
/wəʔɛl.beːˈtoː/

Meaning by language

English
and against his house

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + אֶל + בֵּי + ת֜וֹ
ve + el + be + to
veelbeto

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-EL-BE-to

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ha-YA el-ba-a-SHA ve-EL-BE-to

  3. clause

    ve-GAM be-YAD-ye-HU ben-kha-na-NI ha-na-VI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA el-ba-a-SHA ve-EL-BE-to ve-AL kol-ha-ra-A a-sher-a-SA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH le-hakh-i-SO be-ma-a-SE ya-DAV lih-YOT ke-VET ya-rav-AM

  4. sentence

    ve-GAM be-YAD-ye-HU ben-kha-na-NI ha-na-VI de-VAR-ye-ho-VAH ha-YA el-ba-a-SHA ve-EL-BE-to ve-AL kol-ha-ra-A a-sher-a-SA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH le-hakh-i-SO be-ma-a-SE ya-DAV lih-YOT ke-VET ya-rav-AM ve-AL a-sher-hih-KA o-TO

Exegesis

The perfect verb hayah {הָיָה | hā-yāh} signals the establishment of the message, which is directed el-baasha {אֶל־בַּעְשָׁ֨א | ’el ba-‘ā-shâ} and we-el-beyto {וְאֶל־בֵּית֜וֹ | wə-’el bēyt-ô}.

Root and etymology

Rootbet–yod–tav

house, family, dynasty

In context1 Kings 16:7

And also by the hand of Jehu son of Hanani the prophet, the word of the LORD came against Baasha and his house for all the evil that he had done in the eyes of the LORD in provoking Him with the work of his hands, in becoming like the house of Jeroboam, and because he struck it down.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 16:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 16:7, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־בֵּית֜וֹ (veelbeto) 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.16.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.7.W8.S1) and character.