2 Chronicles 3:6:22 Chr.3.6.W2TAB
אֶת־הַבַּ֛יִת
ethabayit
“the house”
- Transliteration
- ET-ha-BA-yit
- Extended
- EET-hah-BAH-yih t
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.habˈbajit/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house
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 | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ET-ha-BA-yit
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSAF ET-ha-BA-yit
- clause
va-ye-TSAF ET-ha-BA-yit E-ven ye-ka-RA le-tif-A-ret
- sentence
va-ye-TSAF ET-ha-BA-yit E-ven ye-ka-RA le-tif-A-ret ve-ha-za-HAV ze-HAV par-va-YIM
Exegesis
The fused et-habayit {אֶת־הַבַּ֛יִת | ʾeṯ-hā·bay·yit} marks ‘the house’ as the definite direct object.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — 2 Chronicles 3:6
He overlaid the house with precious stones for beauty, and the gold was from Parvaim .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 3:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 3:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַבַּ֛יִת (ethabayit) 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.3.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.3.6.W2.S1) and character.