2 Chronicles 21:7:42 Chr.21.7.W4TAB
אֶת־בֵּ֣ית
etbet
- Transliteration
- et-BET
- Extended
- eht-BEET
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ˈbeːt/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-BET
- phraseyour reading level
et-BET da-VID
- clause
ve-LO-A-VA ye-ho-VAH le-hash-KHIT et-BET da-VID le-MA-an ha-be-RIT a-SHER ka-RAT le-da-VID
- sentence
ve-LO-A-VA ye-ho-VAH le-hash-KHIT et-BET da-VID le-MA-an ha-be-RIT a-SHER ka-RAT le-da-VID ve-kha-a-SHER a-MAR la-TET LO NIR u-le-va-NAIV kol-ha-ya-MIM
Exegesis
The infinitive phrase lehashchit {לְהַשְׁחִית | lə-hašḥîṯ} ‘to destroy’ expresses intended action, while et beit David {אֶת־בֵּית דָּוִד | ʾeṯ-bêṯ Dāwîḏ} marks the threatened object, the dynastic “house.”
Root and etymology
consonantsBet–Yod–Tav
“house”
In context — 2 Chronicles 21:7
Yet the LORD was not willing to destroy the house of David, for the sake of the covenant that He made with David, and as He said, to give him a lamp and to his sons for all the days.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 21:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 21:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּ֣ית (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 2 Chr.21.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.21.7.W4.S1) and character.