1 Kings 16:9:151 Kgs.16.9.W15TAB
עַל־הַבַּ֖יִת
alhabayit
“over the house”
- Transliteration
- al-ha-BA-yit
- Extended
- ahl-hah-BAH-yihth
- IPA
- /ʕal.habˈba.jit/
Meaning by language
- English
- over the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
al-ha-BA-yit
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER al-ha-BA-yit
- clause
ve-HU be-tir-TSa sho-TE shi-KOR BET ar-TSA a-SHER al-ha-BA-yit be-tir-TSA
- 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 context — 1 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 16:9:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of 1 Kings 16:9, so the Hebrew word עַל־הַבַּ֖יִת (alhabayit) 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.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.9.W15.S1) and character.