Ezekiel 14:6:3Ezek.14.6.W3TAB
אֶל־בֵּ֣ית
elbet
“to the house of”
- Transliteration
- el-BET
- Extended
- ehl-BEET
- IPA
- /ʔɛlˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
el-BET
- phraseyour reading level
e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL
- clause
la-KHEN e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI SHU-vu ve-ha-SHI-vu me-AL gil-lu-LE-khem
- sentence
la-KHEN e-MOR el-BET yis-ra-EL KO a-MAR a-do-NAI ye-ho-VI SHU-vu ve-ha-SHI-vu me-AL gil-lu-LE-khem u-me-AL kal-to-a-vo-TE-khem ha-SHI-vu pe-NE-khem
Exegesis
The construct phrase beit Yiśrāʾēl {בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל | bêt yiś-rā-ʾêl} denotes Israel as a corporate entity.
Root and etymology
Rootlamed–bet
“heart”
In context — Ezekiel 14:6
Therefore say to the house of Israel, ‘Thus says the Lord GOD : Return and turn back from your idols , and from all your abominations turn your faces away.’
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 14:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 14:6, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּ֣ית (elbet) 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 Ezek.14.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.14.6.W3.S1) and character.