2 Chronicles 21:6:72 Chr.21.6.W7TAB

בֵּ֣ית

bet

house of

Transliteration
BET
Extended
BEET
IPA
/ˈbeːt/

Meaning by language

English
house of

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    BET

  2. phraseyour reading level

    BET a-khAV

  3. clause

    va-YE-lekh be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER a-SU BET a-khAV KI bat-a-khAV ha-ye-TA LO i-SHA

  4. sentence

    va-YE-lekh be-DE-rekh mal-KHE yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER a-SU BET a-khAV KI bat-a-khAV ha-ye-TA LO i-SHA va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE Ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The conjunction ka’asher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | ka-’ă-šer} introduces moral comparison in ka’asher asu beit akhav {כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב | ka-’ă-šer ’ā-šû bēyt ’aḥ-’āv}, showing ethical mimicry.

Root and etymology

b-y-t

house, household

In context2 Chronicles 21:6

And he walked in the way of the kings of Israel, as the house of Ahab had done, for the daughter of Ahab was his wife, and he did evil in the eyes of the LORD .

About this coordinate

2 Chronicles 21:6:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 21:6, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֣ית (bet) 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.21.6.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.6.W7.S1) and character.