Deuteronomy 22:8:2Deut.22.8.W2TAB
בַּ֖יִת
bayit
“a house”
- Transliteration
- BA-yit
- Extended
- BAH-yit
- IPA
- /ˈbajit/
Meaning by language
- English
- a house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BA-yit
- phraseyour reading level
ki-tiv-NEH BA-yit
- clause
ki-tiv-NEH BA-yit kha-DASH
- sentence
ki-tiv-NEH BA-yit kha-DASH ve-a-SI-ta ma-a-KEH le-ga-GEKHA ve-LO ta-SIM da-MIM be-vei-TEKHA ki-yi-POL ha-no-FEL mi-me-NU
Exegesis
Bayit {בַּ֣יִת | bayı̄ṯ} ‘house’ is modified by the adjective chadash {חָדָ֔שׁ | ḥāḏāš} ‘new’, forming a construct subject.
Root and etymology
RootBet–Yod–Tav
“to enclose, house”
In context — Deuteronomy 22:8
When you build a new house, you shall make a parapet for your roof so that you will not bring bloodguilt on your house if the falling one should fall from it.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 22:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Deuteronomy 22:8, so the Hebrew word בַּ֖יִת (bayit) 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.22.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.22.8.W2.S1) and character.