1 Kings 17:23:61 Kgs.17.23.W6TAB
הַבַּ֔יְתָה
habbaita
“to the house”
- Transliteration
- hab-BAI-ta
- Extended
- hahb-BAI-tah
- IPA
- /habˈbaj.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
hab-BAI-ta
- clause
va-yik-KAKH e-li-YA-hu et-ha-YE-led va-yo-ri-DE-hu min-ha-a-li-YA hab-BAI-ta va-yit-te-NE-hu le-im-MO
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH e-li-YA-hu et-ha-YE-led va-yo-ri-DE-hu min-ha-a-li-YA hab-BAI-ta va-yit-te-NE-hu le-im-MO va-yo-MER e-li-YA-hu re-I KHAI be-NEKH
Exegesis
The prepositional expression min-haʿaliyah {מִן־הָעֲלִיָּה | min·ha·ʿă·liyyāh} marks the origin, while the directive he in ha-baytah {הַבַּיְתָה | ha·bay·tāh} indicates movement toward the house.
Root and etymology
b-y-t
“house, residence”
In context — 1 Kings 17:23
And Elijah took the child, and brought him down from the upper room into the house, and gave him to his mother. And Elijah said, “See, your son is alive .”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Kings 17:23, so the Hebrew word הַבַּ֔יְתָה (habbaita) 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.17.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.23.W6.S1) and character.