Deuteronomy 21:13:6Deut.21.13.W6TAB
בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ
beveitekha
“in your house”
- Transliteration
- be-vei-TE-kha
- Extended
- beh-veh-ee-TEH-kha
- IPA
- /bəvejˈtexaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in your house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-vei-TE-kha
- clause
ve-he-si-RA et-SIM-lat shiv-YAH me-a-LE-ha ve-yash-VA be-vei-TE-kha u-vakh-TA et-a-vi-HA ve-et-im-MAH YE-rakh ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-he-si-RA et-SIM-lat shiv-YAH me-a-LE-ha ve-yash-VA be-vei-TE-kha u-vakh-TA et-a-vi-HA ve-et-im-MAH YE-rakh ya-MIM ve-a-KHAR KEN ta-VO e-le-HA u-ve-al-TAH ve-ha-ye-TA le-KHA le-ish-HA
Exegesis
The next clauses, veyashvah {וְיָשְׁבָה | vä·yā·šə·ḇāh} “and she shall dwell” and uvakhtah {וּבָכְתָה | ū·ḇā·ḵə·ṯāh} “and she shall weep,” describe her residence in beveitekha {בְּבֵיתֶךָ | bə·wê·ṯê·kā} “in your house” followed by lament.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:13
Then she shall take off the garment of her captivity and remain in your house; she shall weep for her father and her mother a full month . After that, you may go in to her and be her husband, and she shall be to you as a wife.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:13:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Deuteronomy 21:13, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵיתֶ֔ךָ (beveitekha) 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.21.13.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.13.W6.S1) and character.