1 Kings 16:9:121 Kgs.16.9.W12TAB

בֵּ֣ית

bet

house of

Transliteration
BET
Extended
BEET
IPA
/ˈbeːt/

Meaning by language

English
house of

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    BET

  2. phraseyour reading level

    BET ar-TSA

  3. clause

    ve-HU be-tir-TSa sho-TE shi-KOR BET ar-TSA a-SHER al-ha-BA-yit be-tir-TSA

  4. sentence

    va-yik-SHOR a-LAV av-DO zim-RI SAR ma-kha-TSIT ha-ra-KHEV ve-HU be-tir-TSa sho-TE shi-KOR BET ar-TSA a-SHER al-ha-BA-yit be-tir-TSA

Exegesis

The phrase beit artza asher al-habayit betirtsah {בֵּ֣ית אַרְצָ֔א אֲשֶׁ֥ר עַל־הַבַּ֖יִת בְּתִרְצָֽה | bêt ’arṣā ’ăšer ʿal-habbayîṯ bǝtîrṣāh} uses construct plus relative clause to define Arza’s role as steward of the household in Tirzah. English order is smoothed for clarity while retaining each Hebrew element.

Root and etymology

b-y-tbet–yod–tav

house, household

In context1 Kings 16:9

And his servant Zimri, the commander of half the chariots, conspired against him while he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 16:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Kings 16:9, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֣ית (bet) 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.16.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.9.W12.S1) and character.