2 Kings 15:35:132 Kgs.15.35.W13TAB

בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה

betyehovah

the house of the LORD

Transliteration
BET-ye-ho-VAH
Extended
BEET-yeh-hoh-VAH
IPA
/beːt.jəhoˈvaː/

Meaning by language

English
the house of the LORD

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בֵּ + י + תיְה + וָ֖ה
bet + ye + ho + vah
betyehovah

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    BET-ye-ho-VAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    et-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH

  3. clause

    HU ba-NA et-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH ha-el-YON

  4. sentence

    RAK ha-ba-MOT LO sa-RU OD ha-AM me-zab-be-KHIM u-me-kat-te-RIM ba-ba-MOT HU ba-NA et-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH ha-el-YON

Exegesis

The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the construct chain sha-ar beit-YHWH ha-elyon {שַׁעַר בֵּית־יְהוָה הָעֶלְיוֹן | šāʿar bêṯ-YHWH hā-ʿēlîyōn} ‘gate of the upper house of the LORD’, illustrating Hebrew parataxis. The adjective ha-elyon denotes the gate’s preeminent position, contrasting illicit worship with royal reform.

Root and etymology

Rootheh–yod–heh

to be, exist

In context2 Kings 15:35

However, the high places were not removed; the people were still sacrificing and burning incense on the high places. He built the upper gate of the house of the LORD .

About this coordinate

2 Kings 15:35:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Kings 15:35, so the Hebrew word בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה (betyehovah) 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 Kgs.15.35.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.35.W13.S1) and character.