2 Samuel 17:23:112 Sam.17.23.W11TAB
אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ֙
elbeto
“to his house”
- Transliteration
- el-be-TO
- Extended
- ehl-bee-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.beːˈt̪oː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
el-be-TO
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO
- clause
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A KI LO ne-e-se-TA a-tsa-TO va-ya-kha-VOSH ET-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO el-i-RO va-ye-TSAV el-be-TO va-ye-kha-NAK
- sentence
va-a-khi-TO-fel ra-A KI LO ne-e-se-TA a-tsa-TO va-ya-kha-VOSH ET-ha-kha-MOR va-ya-KAM va-ye-LEKH el-be-TO el-i-RO va-ye-TSAV el-be-TO va-ye-kha-NAK va-ya-MAT va-yik-ka-VER be-KE-ver a-VIV
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ’et} before haḥamor {הַחֲמו֗וֹר | ha·ḥă·môr} specifies the donkey, while the paired prepositional phrases el beito {אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ | ’el bē·ṯō} and el iro {אֶל־עִירוֹ | ’el ‘î·rō} emphasize his return path.
In context — 2 Samuel 17:23
And Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, so he saddled the donkey, returned to his house in his city, gave orders to his household , hanged himself, died, and was buried in the grave of his father.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:23:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 17:23, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ֙ (elbeto) 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.17.23.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.23.W11.S1) and character.