2 Samuel 15:17:62 Sam.15.17.W6TAB
בֵּ֥ית
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
- phraseyour reading level
BET ha-mer-KHAK
- clause
va-ya-am-DU BET ha-mer-KHAK
- sentence
va-ye-TSAY ha-ME-lekh ve-KHOL-ha-AM be-rag-LAIV va-ya-am-DU BET ha-mer-KHAK
Exegesis
The construct chain beit hamerhaq {בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּרְחָֽק | bêt ham-mər-ḥāq} ‘house of the distant place’ forms a genitive compound functioning as the destination, rendered in English as “last house.” Coordinated vav clauses preserve Hebrew narrative flow, while the genitive construct is rendered with an adjectival phrase to maintain the relationship.
Root and etymology
b-y-t
“house”
In context — 2 Samuel 15:17
And the king went out, and all the people traveled on foot . They halted at the last house .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 15:17:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 15:17, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֥ית (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.15.17.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.17.W6.S1) and character.