2 Samuel 21:4:92 Sam.21.4.W9TAB

וְעִם־בֵּית֔וֹ

veimbeto

and with his house

Transliteration
ve-im-BE-to
Extended
veh-ihm-BEH-toh
IPA
/vəʕimˈbeː.toː/

Meaning by language

English
and with his house

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וְ + עִם + בֵּי + ת֔וֹ
ve + im + be + to
veimbeto

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-im-BE-to

  2. phraseyour reading level

    im-sha-UL ve-im-BE-to

  3. clause

    va-yo-ME-ru LO ha-giv-o-NIM EN-LI LA-nu KE-sef ve-za-HAV im-sha-UL ve-im-BE-to ve-EN-LA-nu ISH le-ha-MIT be-yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    va-yo-ME-ru LO ha-giv-o-NIM EN-LI LA-nu KE-sef ve-za-HAV im-sha-UL ve-im-BE-to ve-EN-LA-nu ISH le-ha-MIT be-yis-ra-EL va-yo-MER MA-a-TEM o-me-RIM e-e-SE LA-khem

Exegesis

The coordinated prepositional phrases im-shaul ve-im-beito {עִם־שָׁא֣וּל וְעִם־בֵּית֔וֹ | ʿim-šāʼûl wə-ʿim-bētô} specify the source, while ve-ein-lanu ish lehamit {וְאֵֽין־לָ֥נוּ אִ֖ישׁ לְהָמִ֣ית | wə-ʾēn-lā-nû īš le-hā-mîṯ} negates personal vengeance.

Root and etymology

b-y-tbet–yod–tav

house

In context2 Samuel 21:4

And the Gibeonites said to him, “We have no silver or gold with Saul or with his house, nor do we have any man to kill in Israel.” And he said, “Say what you require, and I will do it for you.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 21:4:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 21:4, so the Hebrew word וְעִם־בֵּית֔וֹ (veimbeto) 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.21.4.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.4.W9.S1) and character.