1 Samuel 14:23:81 Sam.14.23.W8TAB
אֶת־בֵּ֥ית
etbet
“Beth, house of”
- Transliteration
- et-BET
- Extended
- eht-BEET
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Beth, house of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
et-BET
- phraseyour reading level
et-BET A-ven
- clause
ve-ha-mil-kha-MA a-ve-RA et-BET A-ven
- sentence
va-yo-SHA ye-ho-VAH ba-YOM ha-HU et-yis-ra-EL ve-ha-mil-kha-MA a-ve-RA et-BET A-ven
Exegesis
The temporal expression bayom hahu {בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא | ba-yyôm ha-hûʾ} ‘on that day’ situates the event, while the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yis-rā-ʾēl} ‘Israel’ as the beneficiary.
The second clause, linked by vehamilchamah {וְהַמִּלְחָמָה | wə-ha-mil-ḥā-māh} ‘and the battle’, employs the Qal perfect verb avrah {עָבְרָה | ʿā-vrə-hā} ‘crossed over’ with the construct chain beit aven {בֵּית אָוֶן | bêṯ ʾā-wên} ‘Beth Aven’ as a place-name. This coordination creates a cause–result sequence, emphasizing that divine salvation precipitated the battlefield’s relocation. The English translation preserves the Hebrew two-clause structure and construct phrase to maintain temporal and causal relationships with narrative immediacy.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:23
And the LORD saved Israel on that day, and the battle passed over Beth Aven .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:23:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Samuel 14:23, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּ֥ית (etbet) 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.14.23.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.23.W8.S1) and character.