1 Kings 21:22:21 Kgs.21.22.W2TAB
אֶת־בֵּיתְךָ֗
etbetkha
“your house {direct object}”
- Transliteration
- et-BET-kha
- Extended
- eht-BEET-khah
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈbeːt.xɑː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your house {direct object}
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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 | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-BET-kha
- phraseyour reading level
ve-na-TAT-ti et-BET-kha
- clause
ve-na-TAT-ti et-BET-kha ke-VET ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT u-khe-VET ba-SHA ven-a-KHI-ya
- sentence
ve-na-TAT-ti et-BET-kha ke-VET ya-rav-AM ben-ne-VAT u-khe-VET ba-SHA ven-a-KHI-ya el-ha-KA-as a-SHER hi-KHAs-ta va-ta-kha-TI et-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet-} underscores specificity in divine judgment and human culpability.
Root and etymology
Rootb-y-t
“house, household”
In context — 1 Kings 21:22
And I will make your house like the house of Jeroboam son of Nebat and like the house of Baasha son of Ahijah, because of the anger that you provoked and because you caused Israel to sin.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Kings 21:22, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּיתְךָ֗ (etbetkha) 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.21.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.22.W2.S1) and character.