Genesis 17:23:13Gen.17.23.W13TAB
בֵּ֣ית
beit
“house of”
- Transliteration
- BEIT
- Extended
- BEET
- IPA
- /ˈbeːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- house of
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
BEIT
- phraseyour reading level
BEIT av-ra-HAM
- clause
va-yik-KAKH av-ra-HAM ET-yish-ma-EL be-NO ve-ET kol-ye-li-DEI vei-TO ve-ET kol-mik-NAT kas-PO kol-za-KHAR be-an-SHEI BEIT av-ra-HAM
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH av-ra-HAM ET-yish-ma-EL be-NO ve-ET kol-ye-li-DEI vei-TO ve-ET kol-mik-NAT kas-PO kol-za-KHAR be-an-SHEI BEIT av-ra-HAM va-ya-MAL ET-be-SAR or-la-TAM be-E-tsem ha-YOM ha-ZEH ka-a-SHER di-BER i-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The phrase kol-zakhar be-anshei beit Avraham {כָל־זָכָר בְּאַנְשֵׁי בֵּית אַבְרָהָם | kol-zāḵār bə-ʾanšê bê-ṯ ʾaḇrāhām} specifies every male member.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Genesis 17:23
That same day Abraham took Ishmael his son, along with everyone born in his house and everyone bought with his silver —every male in Abraham’s household—and he circumcised the flesh of their foreskin, just as God had spoken to him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:23:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Genesis 17:23, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֣ית (beit) 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.17.23.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.23.W13.S1) and character.