2 Chronicles 24:12:72 Chr.24.12.W7TAB
בֵּית־יְהוָ֔ה
betyehovah
“the house of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- BET-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- BEET-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /beːt.jə.hoːˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house of the LORD
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
BET-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
a-vo-DAT BET-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-yit-ne-HU ha-ME-lekh vi-ye-ho-ya-DA el-o-SE me-le-KHET a-vo-DAT BET-ye-ho-VAH va-yih-YU so-khe-RIM kho-tse-VIM ve-kha-ra-SHIM le-kha-DESH BET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-ne-HU ha-ME-lekh vi-ye-ho-ya-DA el-o-SE me-le-KHET a-vo-DAT BET-ye-ho-VAH va-yih-YU so-khe-RIM kho-tse-VIM ve-kha-ra-SHIM le-kha-DESH BET ye-ho-VAH ve-GAM le-kha-ra-SHE var-ZEL u-ne-KHO-shet le-kha-ZEK et-BET ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase eloseh {אֶל־עוֹשֵׂה | ʾel-ʿōśē} introduces the recipient, and the layered construct chain melechet avodat beit-YHWH {מְלֶאכֶת עֲבוֹדַת בֵּית־יְהוָה | məleḵeṯ ʿăbōḏaṯ bêt-yəhōwāh} specifies the sphere of activity as temple service-work.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:12
The king and Jehoiada gave it to those doing the work of the service of the house of the LORD . They hired stonecutters and craftsmen to renew the house of the LORD, and also artisans of iron and bronze to strengthen the house of the LORD.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:12:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Chronicles 24:12, so the Hebrew word בֵּית־יְהוָ֔ה (betyehovah) 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.24.12.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.12.W7.S1) and character.