2 Kings 23:7:22 Kgs.23.7.W2TAB
אֶת־בָּתֵּ֣י
etbate
“{direct object} the houses of”
- Transliteration
- et-ba-TE
- Extended
- eht-baa-TEH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.baːˈtːeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the houses of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-ba-TE
- phraseyour reading level
et-ba-TE ha-ke-de-SHIM
- clause
va-yit-TOTS et-ba-TE ha-ke-de-SHIM a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-TOTS et-ba-TE ha-ke-de-SHIM a-SHER be-VET ye-ho-VAH a-SHER ha-na-SHIM or-ge-OT SHAM ba-TIM la-a-she-RA
Exegesis
The construct chain batei hakdeshim {בָּתֵּי הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים | bā-tê ha-qə-ḏē-šîm} ‘houses of the male shrine prostitutes’ designates the direct object for reform.
In context — 2 Kings 23:7
And he tore down the houses of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the house of the LORD , where women wove cloth for Asherah.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:7:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 23:7, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בָּתֵּ֣י (etbate) 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.23.7.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.7.W2.S1) and character.