2 Chronicles 22:4:52 Chr.22.4.W5TAB
כְּבֵ֣ית
keveit
“as the house of”
- Transliteration
- ke-VEIT
- Extended
- keh-VEET
- IPA
- /kəˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- as the house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
ke-VEIT
- phraseyour reading level
ke-VEIT a-kh-AV
- clause
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-VEIT a-kh-AV
- sentence
va-ya-AS ha-RA be-e-NE ye-ho-VAH ke-VEIT a-kh-AV ki-HE-ma ha-YU-lo yo-a-tsim a-kha-RE MOT a-VIV le-mash-KHIT LO
Exegesis
The simile ke-beit Aḥ’av {כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב | kə-ḇêyt ’aḥʼ-āḇ} “like the house of Ahab” provides historical comparison.
Root and etymology
b-y-tBet–Yod–Tav
“house, lineage”
In context — 2 Chronicles 22:4
And he did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD , just as the house of Ahab did, because after his father’s death they became his counselors, bringing him to his ruin .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 22:4:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Chronicles 22:4, so the Hebrew word כְּבֵ֣ית (keveit) 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.22.4.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.22.4.W5.S1) and character.