1 Kings 21:4:31 Kgs.21.4.W3TAB
אֶל־בֵּית֜וֹ
elbeto
“to his house”
- Transliteration
- el-BE-to
- Extended
- ehl-BEE-toh
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈbeː.toː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-BE-to
- phraseyour reading level
va-BO akh-AV el-BE-to
- clause
va-BO akh-AV el-BE-to SAR ve-za-EF al-ha-da-VAR a-sher-di-BER e-LAV na-VOT ha-yiz-re-e-LI va-YO-mer lo-e-TEN le-KHA et-na-kha-LAT a-vo-TAI
- sentence
va-BO akh-AV el-BE-to SAR ve-za-EF al-ha-da-VAR a-sher-di-BER e-LAV na-VOT ha-yiz-re-e-LI va-YO-mer lo-e-TEN le-KHA et-na-kha-LAT a-vo-TAI va-yish-KAV al-mi-TA-to va-ya-SEV et-pa-NAV ve-lo-A-khal LA-khem
Root and etymology
l-b-b
“heart, mind”
In context — 1 Kings 21:4
Ahab returned to his house sullen and angry over the word that Naboth the Jezreelite had spoken to him when he said, “I will not give you the inheritance of my fathers .” He lay down on his bed, turned his face away, and did not eat bread .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Kings 21:4, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּית֜וֹ (elbeto) 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.21.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.4.W3.S1) and character.