2 Chronicles 22:3:42 Chr.22.3.W4TAB
בֵּ֣ית
bet
“house of”
- Transliteration
- BET
- Extended
- BEET
- IPA
- /ˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- house of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
BET
- phraseyour reading level
BET a-khAV
- clause
gam-HU ha-LAKH be-dar-KHE BET a-khAV
- sentence
gam-HU ha-LAKH be-dar-KHE BET a-khAV KI i-MO ha-ye-TA yo-ats-TO le-har-SHI-a
Exegesis
The manner phrase bedarkhei {בְּדַרְכֵי | bə-dar-kē} ‘in the ways of,’ together with the construct chain beit akhav {בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב | bêt ’a-ḥā-ḇ} ‘house of Ahab,’ expresses affiliation with royal practices.
Root and etymology
b-y-tBet–Yod–Tav
“house, lineage”
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:3
He also followed the ways of the house of Ahab, for his mother was his counselor , steering him to act wickedly.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 22:3, 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.22.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.3.W4.S1) and character.