2 Chronicles 12:9:72 Chr.12.9.W7TAB
בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה
betyehovah
“house of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- BET-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- BEET-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /ˈbeːt.jə.hoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- house of the LORD
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
BET-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
et-o-tse-ROT BET-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-YA-al shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yik-KAKH et-o-tse-ROT BET-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-o-tse-ROT BET ha-ME-lekh et-ha-KOL la-KAKH
- sentence
va-YA-al shi-SHAK ME-lekh-mits-ra-YIM al-ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yik-KAKH et-o-tse-ROT BET-ye-ho-VAH ve-et-o-tse-ROT BET ha-ME-lekh et-ha-KOL la-KAKH va-yik-KAKH et-ma-gin-NE ha-za-HAV a-SHER a-SA she-lo-MO
Exegesis
The targets are set in parallel through two construct chains: beit-YHWH {בֵּית־יְהוָה | bêt-YHWH} ‘house of the LORD’ and beit hammelekh {בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ | bêt hammeleḵ} ‘house of the king’, highlighting the plundering of both worship and government.
Root and etymology
Rootheh-yod-heh
“to be, exist”
In context — 2 Chronicles 12:9
Shishak, king of Egypt, came up against Jerusalem and took the treasures of the house of the LORD , and the treasures of the king’s house; he took everything. He also took the gold shields that Solomon made.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 12:9:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 12:9, so the Hebrew word בֵּית־יְהוָ֗ה (betyehovah) 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 2 Chr.12.9.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.12.9.W7.S1) and character.