2 Chronicles 35:4:22 Chr.35.4.W2TAB
לְבֵית־אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם
levetavotekhem
“for the house of your fathers”
- Transliteration
- le-VET-a-vo-te-KHEM
- Extended
- leh-VEET-ah-voh-teh-KHEHM
- IPA
- /ləˈveːt.ʔăvoːteːˈχɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the house of your fathers
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
le-VET-a-vo-te-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ha-KHI-nu le-VET-a-vo-te-KHEM
- clause
ve-ha-KHI-nu le-VET-a-vo-te-KHEM ke-makh-le-ko-te-KHEM
- sentence
ve-ha-KHI-nu le-VET-a-vo-te-KHEM ke-makh-le-ko-te-KHEM bikh-TAV da-VID ME-lekh yis-ra-EL u-ve-mikh-TAV she-lo-MO ve-NO
Exegesis
The phrase leveit-avoteikhem {לְבֵית־אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם | lə-ḇêṯ-ʾăḇōṯêḵem} ‘for/by your fathers’ house’ uses a construct chain to anchor the instruction in ancestral household units, while kemachleqoteikhem {כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם | kə-maḥlə-qōṯê-ḵem} ‘according to your divisions’ adds the organizational standard (groupings for service).
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — 2 Chronicles 35:4
Prepare yourselves for your fathers’ houses , according to your divisions, according to the writing of David, king of Israel, and according to the document of Solomon his son.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 35:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 35:4, so the Hebrew word לְבֵית־אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (levetavotekhem) 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.35.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.35.4.W2.S1) and character.