2 Samuel 13:7:82 Sam.13.7.W8TAB
בֵּ֚ית
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
le-KHI NA BET am-ne-NON a-KHI-kh va-a-SI-LO ha-bir-YA
- 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 construct bêt ʾam-nôn ʾaḥîḵā {בֵּית אַמְנוֹן אָחִיךְ | bêt ʾam-nôn ʾaḥîḵā} specifies familial relation in the construct state.
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 13:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 13:7, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֚ית (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.13.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.7.W8.S1) and character.