2 Chronicles 23:3:42 Chr.23.3.W4TAB
בְּבֵ֥ית
bevet
“in the house of”
- Transliteration
- be-VET
- Extended
- beh-VEET
- IPA
- /bəˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
be-VET
- phraseyour reading level
be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM
- clause
va-yik-ROT kol-ha-ka-HAL be-RIT be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM im-ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yik-ROT kol-ha-ka-HAL be-RIT be-VET ha-e-lo-HIM im-ha-ME-lekh va-yo-MER la-HEM hi-NE ven-ha-ME-lekh yim-LOKH ka-a-SHER dib-BER ye-ho-VAH al-be-NE da-VID
Exegesis
The quantifier-noun phrase kol-ha-qahal {כָּל־הַקָּהָל | kôl·ha·qā·hāl} ‘the whole assembly’ functions as subject in the locative phrase be-beit ha-Elohim {בְּבֵית הָאֱלֹהִים | bə·bêṯ·hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm}, highlighting the temple as the worship center.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — 2 Chronicles 23:3
In the house of God the whole assembly entered a covenant with the king, and Jehoiada said to them, “Look—this is the king’s son; he will reign, just as the LORD spoke concerning the sons of David.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 23:3:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Chronicles 23:3, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵ֥ית (bevet) 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.23.3.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.23.3.W4.S1) and character.