2 Kings 21:18:52 Kgs.21.18.W5TAB
בְּגַן־בֵּית֖וֹ
beganbeto
“in the garden of his house”
- Transliteration
- be-gan-BE-to
- Extended
- beh-gahn-BEE-toh
- IPA
- /bəɣan.beːˈtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the garden of his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-gan-BE-to
- phraseyour reading level
va-yik-ka-VER be-gan-BE-to
- clause
va-yish-KHAV me-na-SHE im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-gan-BE-to be-gan-u-ZA
- sentence
va-yish-KHAV me-na-SHE im-a-vo-TAV va-yik-ka-VER be-gan-BE-to be-gan-u-ZA va-yim-LOKH a-MON be-NO ta-KHTAV
Exegesis
Construct phrases be-gan-beito {בְּגַן־בֵּית֖וֹ | be-gan-beito | bə-ḡan-bēṯô} and be-gan-uzza {בְּגַן־עֻזָּ֑א | be-gan-uzza | bə-ḡan-ʿuzzā} specify the burial location.
Root and etymology
ג־נ
“enclosure; garden”
In context — 2 Kings 21:18
Manasseh lay down with his fathers, and he was buried in the garden of his house, in the garden of Uzza. Then his son Amon reigned in his place.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:18:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 21:18, so the Hebrew word בְּגַן־בֵּית֖וֹ (beganbeto) 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.21.18.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.18.W5.S1) and character.