2 Samuel 15:16:32 Sam.15.16.W3TAB
וְכָל־בֵּית֖וֹ
vekholbeto
“and all his house or household”
- Transliteration
- ve-KHOL-BE-to
- Extended
- veh-KHAAHL-BEE-toh
- IPA
- /wəχɔlˈbeː.toː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and all his house or household
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-KHOL-BE-to
- clause
va-ye-TSE ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-BE-to be-rag-LAV
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-BE-to be-rag-LAV va-ya-a-ZOV ha-ME-lekh ET E-ser na-SHIM pi-lag-SHIM lish-MOR ha-BA-yit
Exegesis
The construct kol beito {וְכָל־בֵּית֖וֹ | wə·kol·bê·ṯō} shows “all his household” grouped under royal authority, while the prepositional phrase be-raglav {בְּרַגְלָ֑יו | bə·ra·gal·āw} “on his feet” conveys urgency and humility.
Root and etymology
b-y-t
“house”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:16
And the king went out with all his household on foot, and he left ten women, concubines , to guard the house .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 15:16, so the Hebrew word וְכָל־בֵּית֖וֹ (vekholbeto) 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.15.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.16.W3.S1) and character.