Genesis 17:27:4Gen.17.27.W4TAB
בָּ֔יִת
bayit
“house”
- Transliteration
- BA-yit
- Extended
- BAA-yit
- IPA
- /ˈbaː.jiθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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-yit
- phraseyour reading level
ye-LID BA-yit
- clause
ve-khol-an-SHEI vei-TO ye-LID BA-yit u-mik-nat-KE-sef me-ET ben-ne-KHAR
- sentence
ve-khol-an-SHEI vei-TO ye-LID BA-yit u-mik-nat-KE-sef me-ET ben-ne-KHAR nim-MO-lu it-TO
Exegesis
Two appositional modifiers follow: yelid bayit {יְלִיד בָּיִת | yĕ-lîḏ bā-yit} “one born in the house” and umiknat kesef {וּמִקְנַת־כֶּסֶף | ū-mik-naṯ kĕ-sep̄} “one acquired with silver,” distinguishing native-born and purchased members.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Genesis 17:27
All the men of his household —those born in his house and those acquired with silver from a foreigner —were circumcised with him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Genesis 17:27, so the Hebrew word בָּ֔יִת (bayit) 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.17.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.27.W4.S1) and character.