2 Chronicles 24:18:22 Chr.24.18.W2TAB
אֶת־בֵּ֤ית
etbet
“{direct object} the house of”
- Transliteration
- ET-BET
- Extended
- EHT-BEET
- IPA
- /ˈʔɛt.beːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the house of
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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Word in context
- word
ET-BET
- phraseyour reading level
ET-BET ye-ho-VAH
- clause
va-ya-az-VU ET-BET ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM va-ya-av-DU ET-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ET-ha-a-tsa-BIM
- sentence
va-ya-az-VU ET-BET ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE a-vo-te-HEM va-ya-av-DU ET-ha-a-she-RIM ve-ET-ha-a-tsa-BIM va-ye-HI-KE-tsef al-ye-hu-DA vi-ru-sha-LA-yim be-ash-ma-TAM ZOT
Exegesis
This is followed by the direct object marker ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet} introducing the construct phrase bēt YHWH {בֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ | bēt YHWH} ‘house of the LORD,’ defining the sacred space abandoned.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:18
And they forsook the house of the LORD , the God of their fathers, and they served the Asherim and the idols. Then wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem because of their guilt .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:18:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 24:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּ֤ית (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.24.18.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.18.W2.S1) and character.