Deuteronomy 20:5:13Deut.20.5.W13TAB
לְבֵית֑וֹ
leveito
“to his house”
- Transliteration
- le-VEI-to
- Extended
- leh-VEI-toh
- IPA
- /ləˈvejtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VEI-to
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- clause
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- sentence
ve-dib-ROO ha-sho-TRIM el-ha-AM le-MOR mi-ha-ISH a-SHER ba-NA ba-YIT-kha-DASH ve-LO kha-na-KHO ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MOOT ba-mil-kha-MAH ve-ISH a-KHER yakh-ne-KHE-nu
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet–bet
“heart, inner being”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:5
The officers shall speak to the people, saying, “Is there a man who built a new house but has not dedicated it? Let him go back to his house, so that he does not die in the battle and another man dedicate it.”
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Deuteronomy 20:5, so the Hebrew word לְבֵית֑וֹ (leveito) 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.20.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.5.W13.S1) and character.