2 Samuel 19:18:42 Sam.19.18.W4TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:19
אֶת־בֵּ֣ית
etbeit
“the house of”
- Transliteration
- et-BEIT
- Extended
- eht-BEET
- IPA
- /ʔɛtˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-BEIT
- phraseyour reading level
et-BEIT ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-a-ve-RA ha-a-va-RA la-a-VIR et-BEIT ha-ME-lekh ve-la-a-SOT ha-TOV be-e-NO
- sentence
ve-a-ve-RA ha-a-va-RA la-a-VIR et-BEIT ha-ME-lekh ve-la-a-SOT ha-TOV be-e-NO be-e-NAV
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct la’avir {לַעֲבִיר | la-ʿă-vîr} ‘to cause to cross over’ introduces a purpose clause with et + beit hamelekh {אֶת־בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾet-bêyt hā-me-leḵ} ‘the king’s household’ as its object.
Root and etymology
“house, household”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:18
And a ferry went over to bring over the king’s household and to do what was good in his eyes . And Shimei son of Gera fell before the king as he crossed the Jordan.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:18:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 19:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּ֣ית (etbeit) 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.19.18.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.18.W4.S1) and character.