Exodus 22:8:5Exod.22.8.W5TABWLC Exodus 22:7
בַּֽעַל־הַבַּ֖יִת
baalhabayit
“the owner of the house”
- Transliteration
- ba-al-ha-BA-yit
- Extended
- bah-ahl-hah-BAH-yit
- IPA
- /ba.ʕal.ha.ˈba.jit/
Meaning by language
- English
- the owner of the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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-al-ha-BA-yit
- clause
im-LO yi-ma-TSE ha-ga-NAV ve-nik-RAV ba-al-ha-BA-yit el-ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
im-LO yi-ma-TSE ha-ga-NAV ve-nik-RAV ba-al-ha-BA-yit el-ha-e-lo-HIM im-LO sha-LAKH ya-DO bi-me-LE-khet re-E-hu
Exegesis
The vav-consecutive ve-nikrav {וְנִקְרָב | və-nik-rāv} introduces the apodosis with the baal-habbayit {בַּעַל־הַבַּיִת | ba-ʿal-hab-bā-yit} as actor.
Root and etymology
bet-ayin-lamedbet–ayin–lamed
“master, owner”
In context — Exodus 22:8
If the thief is not found, the owner of the house must approach God to determine whether he has not stretched out his hand into his neighbor’s property.
About this coordinate
Exodus 22:8:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 22:8, so the Hebrew word בַּֽעַל־הַבַּ֖יִת (baalhabayit) 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 Exod.22.8.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.22.8.W5.S1) and character.