2 Chronicles 24:5:132 Chr.24.5.W13TAB
אֶת־בֵּ֣ית
etbet
“the house of”
- Transliteration
- et-BET
- Extended
- eht-BEET
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-BET
- phraseyour reading level
le-kha-ZEK et-BET e-lo-he-KHEM
- clause
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-ve-YIM va-yo-MER la-HEM tse-U le-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-kiv-TSU mik-kol-yis-ra-EL KE-sef le-kha-ZEK et-BET e-lo-he-KHEM mi-DE sha-NA be-sha-NA ve-a-TEM te-ma-ha-RU la-da-VAR
- sentence
va-yik-BOTS et-ha-ko-ha-NIM ve-hal-ve-YIM va-yo-MER la-HEM tse-U le-a-RE ye-hu-DA ve-kiv-TSU mik-kol-yis-ra-EL KE-sef le-kha-ZEK et-BET e-lo-he-KHEM mi-DE sha-NA be-sha-NA ve-a-TEM te-ma-ha-RU la-da-VAR ve-LO mi-ha-RU hal-ve-YIM
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces hakohanim {הַכֹּהֲנִים | ha-qōhănîm} and vehalviiyim {וְהַלְוִיִּם | wə-halwı̂yı̂m} as explicit objects.
The construct chain beit Eloheikhem {בֵּית אֱלֹהֵיכֶם | bēṯ ʾĕlôhêykhem} ‘house of your God’ expresses possession and temple ownership.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — 2 Chronicles 24:5
And he gathered the priests and the Levites and said to them, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect from all Israel money to strengthen the house of your God from year to year; and you, hasten the matter .” But the Levites did not hasten.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 24:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 24:5, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּ֣ית (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.24.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.24.5.W13.S1) and character.