2 Samuel 16:5:102 Sam.16.5.W10TAB
בֵּית־שָׁא֗וּל
betshaul
“the house of Saul”
- Transliteration
- BET-sha-UL
- Extended
- BEET-shah-OOL
- IPA
- /beːt.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house of Saul
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
BET-sha-UL
- phraseyour reading level
mi-mish-pa-KHA-t BET-sha-UL
- clause
ve-hi-NE mi-SHAM ISH yo-TSE mi-mish-pa-KHA-t BET-sha-UL u-she-MO shim-E ben-ge-RA yo-TSE ya-TSO u-me-kal-LEL
- sentence
u-VA ha-ME-lekh da-VID ad-ba-khu-RIM ve-hi-NE mi-SHAM ISH yo-TSE mi-mish-pa-KHA-t BET-sha-UL u-she-MO shim-E ben-ge-RA yo-TSE ya-TSO u-me-kal-LEL
Exegesis
The construct chain mim-miš-p̄aḥat bêṯ-šāʾûl {מִמִּשְׁפַּ֣חַת בֵּית־שָׁא֗וּל | mim-miš-p̄a-ḥat bêṯ-šāʾûl} links “clan” to “house of Saul,” highlighting lineage before the individual’s name appears.
In context — 2 Samuel 16:5
And King David came to Bahurim. And behold , from there came a man from the family of the house of Saul, named Shimei son of Gera; he was coming out, coming out and cursing .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:5:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 16:5, so the Hebrew word בֵּית־שָׁא֗וּל (betshaul) 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.16.5.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.5.W10.S1) and character.