Deuteronomy 20:7:8Deut.20.7.W8TAB
לְבֵית֑וֹ
leveito
“to his house”
- Transliteration
- le-VEI-to
- Extended
- leh-VEI-toh
- IPA
- /ləveːˈtoː/
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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Word in context
- word
le-VEI-to
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- clause
u-MI-ha-ISH a-SHER-e-RAS i-SHAH ve-LO le-ka-KHAH ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to
- sentence
u-MI-ha-ISH a-SHER-e-RAS i-SHAH ve-LO le-ka-KHAH ye-LEKH ve-ya-SHOV le-VEI-to pen-ya-MUT ba-mil-kha-MAH ve-ISH a-KHER yi-ka-KHE-na
Exegesis
The construct leveito {לְבֵיתוֹ | lə-bêṯ-ô} preserves the pronominal suffix, emphasizing personal property.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — Deuteronomy 20:7
Is there a man who has betrothed a woman and has not taken her? Let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle and another man take her .
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 20:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Deuteronomy 20:7, 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.20.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.20.7.W8.S1) and character.