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
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
BET-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
et-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
HU ba-NA et-SHA-ar BET-ye-ho-VAH ha-el-YON
- 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 context — 2 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.