בֵּ֣ית

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בֵּ֣ית

   BEIT

   house of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ

   BEIT re-E-kha

   house of your neighbor
3. clause🔊 לֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ד בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ

   LO takh-MOD BEIT re-E-kha

   not covet house of your neighbor
4. sentence🔊 לֹ֥א תַחְמֹ֖ד בֵּ֣ית רֵעֶ֑ךָ לֹֽא־תַחְמֹ֞ד אֵ֣שֶׁת רֵעֶ֗ךָ וְעַבְדּ֤וֹ וַאֲמָתוֹ֙ וְשׁוֹר֣וֹ וַחֲמֹר֔וֹ וְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר לְרֵעֶֽךָ׃

   LO takh-MOD BEIT re-E-kha lo-takh-MOD E-shet re-E-kha ve-av-DO va-a-ma-TO ve-sho-RO va-kha-mo-RO ve-KHOL a-SHER le-re-E-kha

   not covet house of your neighbor do not covet wife of your neighbor and his male servant and his female servant and his ox and his donkey and all that to your neighbor

Exegesis

In the first clause, beit re’ekha {בֵּית רֵעֶךָ | bêt rē-ʿe-kā} functions as a construct phrase ‘house of your neighbor.’

Root and etymology

b-y-t🔊 ב־י־תbeth–yod–tav

“house, household”

• 🔊 בֵּת־אָבbet-avfather’s houseNumbers 1:2