2 Samuel 13:7:42 Sam.13.7.W4TAB
הַבַּ֣יְתָה
habbaita
“to the house homeward or into the house”
- Transliteration
- ha-BBAI-ta
- Extended
- hah-BBAI-tah
- IPA
- /habːajˈtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the house homeward or into the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-BBAI-ta
- phraseyour reading level
ha-BBAI-ta le-MOR
- clause
va-yish-LAKH da-VID el-ta-MAR ha-BBAI-ta le-MOR
- sentence
va-yish-LAKH da-VID el-ta-MAR ha-BBAI-ta le-MOR le-KHI NA BET am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh va-a-SI-LO ha-bir-YA
Exegesis
The direct object tāmār {תָּמָ֖ר | tāmār} names the recipient, with habbāytā {הַבַּ֣יְתָה | habbāytā} indicating her location via the directive he suffix.
Root and etymology
Rootb-y-t
“house”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:7
And David sent to Tamar at the house, saying, “Go, please, to the house of Amnon your brother, and prepare the food for him.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word הַבַּ֣יְתָה (habbaita) 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.13.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.7.W4.S1) and character.