Genesis 15:3:9Gen.15.3.W9TAB
בֶן־בֵּיתִ֖י
venbeyti
“son of my house”
- Transliteration
- ven-bey-TI
- Extended
- vehn-bee-TEE
- IPA
- /vɛn.beː.ˈθiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of my house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ven-bey-TI
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE ven-bey-TI
- clause
ve-hin-NE ven-bey-TI yo-RESH o-TI
- sentence
va-YO-mer av-RAM HEN LI LO na-tat-TA ZA-ra ve-hin-NE ven-bey-TI yo-RESH o-TI
Exegesis
The construct ben-beiti {בֶן־בֵּיתִי | ben-bêṯî} ‘son of my household’ functions generically, prompting a broader phrasing in dynamic.
Root and etymology
bet-yod-tavbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — Genesis 15:3
And Abram said, “Look, to me You have not given offspring , and look, a son of my household will inherit me.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 15:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Genesis 15:3, so the Hebrew word בֶן־בֵּיתִ֖י (venbeyti) 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 Gen.15.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.15.3.W9.S1) and character.