2 Samuel 13:20:212 Sam.13.20.W21TAB
בֵּ֖ית
bet
“house of”
- Transliteration
- BET
- Extended
- BEET
- IPA
- /ˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- house of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
BET
- clause
va-TE-shev ta-MAR ve-sho-me-MA BET av-sha-LOM a-KHI-ha
- sentence
va-YO-mer e-LE-ha av-sha-LOM a-KHI-ha ha-a-mi-NON a-KHIKH ha-YA im-MAKH ve-a-TA a-KHO-ti ha-kha-ri-SHI a-KHIKH HU al-ta-SHI-ti et-li-BEKH lad-da-VAR ha-ZE va-TE-shev ta-MAR ve-sho-me-MA BET av-sha-LOM a-KHI-ha
Exegesis
The narrative concludes with vateshev {וַתֵּשֶׁב | wa-tê-šeb} ‘and-she-sat’ paired with the participle veshomeimah {וְשֹׁמֵמָה | wə-šō-mê-mā} ‘and-was-desolate’, highlighting Tamar’s ongoing devastation within beit Avshalom achiha {בֵּית אַבְשָׁל֥וֹם אָחִיהָ | bê-yt ʾă-ḇšā-lōm ʾā-ḥî-hā} ‘the-house-of-Absalom-her-brother’.
Root and etymology
Rootb-y-t
“house”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:20
And Absalom, her brother, said to her, “Is it Amnon, your brother, who was with you? Now, my sister, be silent; he is your brother. Do not set your heart on this matter .” So Tamar dwelled in the house of Absalom, her brother.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:20:21 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 21 of 2 Samuel 13:20, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֖ית (bet) 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 Sam.13.20.W21, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.20.W21.S1) and character.