1 Samuel 20:6:101 Sam.20.6.W10TAB
בְּבֵית־לֶ֖חֶם
bevetlekhem
“to Bethlehem”
- Transliteration
- be-VET-le-khem
- Extended
- beh-VEET-leh-khem
- IPA
- /bəˈveːt.le.ħɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Bethlehem
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-VET-le-khem
- phraseyour reading level
la-RUTS be-VET-le-khem
- clause
IM-pa-KOD yif-ke-DE-ni a-VI-kha ve-a-MAR-ta nish-OL nish-AL mim-ME-ni da-VID la-RUTS be-VET-le-khem i-RO
- sentence
IM-pa-KOD yif-ke-DE-ni a-VI-kha ve-a-MAR-ta nish-OL nish-AL mim-ME-ni da-VID la-RUTS be-VET-le-khem i-RO KI ZE-vakh ha-ya-MIM SHAM le-KHOL-ha-mish-pa-KHA
Exegesis
The construct beit-lechem iro {בֵּית־לֶחֶם עִירוֹ | bêṯ-le-ḥem ’î-rô} names the destination and possessive city.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ת
“house, household”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:6
If your father misses me at all, then say, “David earnestly asked leave from me to run to Bethlehem, his city, for there is a yearly sacrifice there for the whole clan.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:6:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Samuel 20:6, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵית־לֶ֖חֶם (bevetlekhem) 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.20.6.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.6.W10.S1) and character.