Deuteronomy 14:15:2Deut.14.15.W2TAB
בַּ֣ת
bat
“the ostrich”
- Transliteration
- BAT
- Extended
- BAHT
- IPA
- /baˈt/
Meaning by language
- English
- the ostrich
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BAT
- phraseyour reading level
BAT ha-ya-a-NAH
- clause
ve-ET BAT ha-ya-a-NAH ve-ET-hat-kh-MAS ve-ET-ha-SHA-khaf
- sentence
ve-ET BAT ha-ya-a-NAH ve-ET-hat-kh-MAS ve-ET-ha-SHA-khaf ve-ET-ha-NETS le-mi-NE-hu
Exegesis
The idiomatic construct bat haya‘anah {בַּת־הַיַּעֲנָה | baṯ ha-yaʿănāh} ‘daughter of the ostrich’ functions to denote the ostrich itself.
Root and etymology
Rootbet, tav
“daughter”
In context — Deuteronomy 14:15
Also the ostrich and the tachmas , the gull, and the hawk, each according to its kind.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 14:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 14:15, so the Hebrew word בַּ֣ת (bat) 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 Deut.14.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.14.15.W2.S1) and character.