2 Chronicles 35:21:132 Chr.35.21.W13TAB
אֶל־בֵּ֣ית
elbet
“to the house of”
- Transliteration
- el-BET
- Extended
- ehl-BEET
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
el-BET
- phraseyour reading level
el-BET mil-kham-TI
- clause
va-yish-LAKH e-LAV mal-e-KHIM le-MOR ma-LI va-LAKH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA lo-a-LE-kha a-TA ha-YOM KI el-BET mil-kham-TI ve-e-lo-HIM a-MAR le-va-ha-LE-ni
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH e-LAV mal-e-KHIM le-MOR ma-LI va-LAKH ME-lekh ye-hu-DA lo-a-LE-kha a-TA ha-YOM KI el-BET mil-kham-TI ve-e-lo-HIM a-MAR le-va-ha-LE-ni kha-DAL-le-KHA me-e-lo-HIM a-SHER-im-MI ve-al-yash-KHI-te-kha
Exegesis
The construct beit milhamti {בֵּית מִלְחַמְתִּי | bēt mil·ḥam·mê–ṯî} identifies the true adversary.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — 2 Chronicles 35:21
But he sent messengers to him, saying, “What is there between me and you, king of Judah? I am not coming against you today but against the house with which I am at war; and God has commanded me to hurry. Cease for your own sake from opposing God, who is with me, so that He does not destroy you.”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 35:21:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Chronicles 35:21, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּ֣ית (elbet) 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.35.21.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.35.21.W13.S1) and character.