Ezekiel 17:2:6Ezek.17.2.W6TAB
אֶל־בֵּ֖ית
elbet
“to the house of”
- Transliteration
- el-BET
- Extended
- ehl-BEET
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈbeːt/
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
- clause
el-BET yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ben-A-dam KHUD khi-DA u-me-SHOL ma-SHAL el-BET yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-bêṯ-yiś-rā-ʾêl {אֶל־בֵּ֖ית יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ʾel-bêṯ-yiś-rā-ʾêl} specifies the corporate audience. Hebrew employs a minimal connective style with fronted imperatives for emphasis, while the English preserves the dual command and clarifies the recipient.
In context — Ezekiel 17:2
Son of man , pose a riddle and speak a parable to the house of Israel.
About this coordinate
Ezekiel 17:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Ezekiel 17:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּ֖ית (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.17.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.17.2.W6.S1) and character.