1 Samuel 22:16:71 Sam.22.16.W7TAB
וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית
vekholbet
“and all {of the} house of”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-BET
- Extended
- veh-KHOHL-BEET
- IPA
- /vəkɔlˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all {of the} house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-BET
- phraseyour reading level
ve-KHOL-BET a-VI-kha
- clause
a-TA ve-KHOL-BET a-VI-kha
- sentence
va-YO-mer ham-ME-lekh MOT ta-MUT a-khi-ME-lekh a-TA ve-KHOL-BET a-VI-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain wəḵōl·bêṯ ’āḇîḵā {וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית אָבִֽיךָ | wə·ḵōl·bêṯ ʾā·vî·ḵā} ‘and all the house of your father’ conveys collective scope. English word order is adjusted for clarity but retains the Hebrew emphasis on agency and group judgment.
Root and etymology
Rootb-y-t
“house”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:16
But the king said, “You shall surely die, Ahimelech, you and all the house of your father .”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:16:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 1 Samuel 22:16, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־בֵּ֥ית (vekholbet) 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.22.16.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.16.W7.S1) and character.