2 Kings 21:4:32 Kgs.21.4.W3TAB
בְּבֵ֣ית
beveit
“in the house of”
- Transliteration
- be-VEIT
- Extended
- beh-VEET
- IPA
- /bəˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the house of
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 | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-VEIT
- phraseyour reading level
be-VEIT ye-ho-VAH
- clause
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT be-VEIT ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
u-va-NA miz-be-KHOT be-VEIT ye-ho-VAH a-SHER a-MAR ye-ho-VAH bi-ru-sha-LIM a-SIM et-she-MI
Exegesis
The construct phrase bebeit YHWH {בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה | bĕ-bêyt Yəhōwāh} ‘in the house of the LORD’ designates the temple as divine property.
Root and etymology
RootBet-Yod-Tav
“house”
In context — 2 Kings 21:4
And he built altars in the house of the LORD , of which the LORD said, “In Jerusalem I will put My name .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Kings 21:4, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵ֣ית (beveit) 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.21.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.4.W3.S1) and character.