2 Chronicles 3:4:62 Chr.3.4.W6TAB
רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙
rokhavhabayit
“the width of the house”
- Transliteration
- RO-khav-ha-BA-yit
- Extended
- ROH-khahv-hah-BAH-yihth
- IPA
- /ˈroː.ħav.habˈbajit/
Meaning by language
- English
- the width of the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
RO-khav-ha-BA-yit
- phraseyour reading level
al-pe-NE RO-khav-ha-BA-yit
- clause
ve-ha-u-LAM a-SHER al-pe-NE ha-O-rekh al-pe-NE RO-khav-ha-BA-yit a-MOT e-se-RIM ve-ha-GO-vah me-A ve-e-se-RIM
- sentence
ve-ha-u-LAM a-SHER al-pe-NE ha-O-rekh al-pe-NE RO-khav-ha-BA-yit a-MOT e-se-RIM ve-ha-GO-vah me-A ve-e-se-RIM va-ytsa-PE-hu mi-pe-ni-MA za-HAV ta-HOR
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾă-šer} uses al-penei haorekh {עַל־פְּנֵ֨י הָאֹ֜רֶךְ | ʿal-pə-ney hā-ʾō-reḵ} “before the length” and al-penei rokhav habbayit {עַל־פְּנֵ֤י רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ | ʿal-pə-ney ro-ḥav ha-bā-yit} “before the width of the house,” emphasizing that the portico’s length equated to the house’s breadth.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:4
The portico in front of the house was twenty cubits long, matching the width of the house, and it rose one hundred and twenty cubits high. He overlaid its interior with pure gold .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Chronicles 3:4, so the Hebrew word רֹֽחַב־הַבַּ֙יִת֙ (rokhavhabayit) 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.3.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.4.W6.S1) and character.