1 Samuel 13:2:111 Sam.13.2.W11TAB
בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל
betel
“Bethel”
- Transliteration
- BET-EL
- Extended
- BEET-EEL
- IPA
- /beːtˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Bethel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BET-EL
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-HAR BET-EL
- clause
va-yiv-KHAR-LO sha-UL she-LO-shet a-la-FIM mi-yis-ra-EL va-yih-YU im-sha-UL al-pa-YIM be-mikh-MAS u-ve-HAR BET-EL ve-E-lef ha-YU im-yo-na-TAN be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN
- sentence
va-yiv-KHAR-LO sha-UL she-LO-shet a-la-FIM mi-yis-ra-EL va-yih-YU im-sha-UL al-pa-YIM be-mikh-MAS u-ve-HAR BET-EL ve-E-lef ha-YU im-yo-na-TAN be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN ve-YE-ter ha-AM shi-LAKH ISH le-o-ha-LAV
In context — 1 Samuel 13:2
And Saul chose for himself three thousand men from Israel. Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan at Gibeah of Benjamin. The rest of the people he sent, each man to his tent .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 13:2:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 1 Samuel 13:2, so the Hebrew word בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל (betel) 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 Sam.13.2.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.13.2.W11.S1) and character.