Genesis 19:10:7Gen.19.10.W7TAB
הַבָּ֑יְתָה
habaita
“into the house”
- Transliteration
- ha-BAI-ta
- Extended
- hah-BAI-tah
- IPA
- /hab.ˈbaj.taː/
Meaning by language
- English
- into the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ha-BAI-ta
- clause
va-yish-le-KHU ha-a-na-SHIM et-ya-DAM va-ya-VI-u et-LOT a-lei-HEM ha-BAI-ta
- sentence
va-yish-le-KHU ha-a-na-SHIM et-ya-DAM va-ya-VI-u et-LOT a-lei-HEM ha-BAI-ta ve-et-ha-DE-let sa-ga-RU
Exegesis
A second wayyiqtol, vayavi’u {וַיָּבִ֧יאוּ | wayyāḇîʾû} ‘and they brought in’ governs the direct object et-lot {אֶת־ל֛וֹט | ʾeṯ-lō-ṭ} ‘Lot’ along with the locative elements aleihem {אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ʾă-lê-hem} ‘to themselves’ and habaytah {הַבָּ֑יְתָה | hab-bāy-ṯāh} ‘into the house’.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — Genesis 19:10
But the men reached out their hand, pulled Lot back inside to themselves, and shut the door.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:10:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 19:10, so the Hebrew word הַבָּ֑יְתָה (habaita) 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.19.10.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.10.W7.S1) and character.