Genesis 19:15:6Gen.19.15.W6TAB
בְּל֣וֹט
belot
“Lot”
- Transliteration
- be-LOT
- Extended
- beh-LOHT
- IPA
- /bəˈloːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Lot
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-LOT
- phraseyour reading level
be-LOT le-MOR
- clause
u-khe-MO hash-SHA-khar a-LA va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM be-LOT le-MOR
- sentence
u-khe-MO hash-SHA-khar a-LA va-ya-I-tsu ham-mal-a-KHIM be-LOT le-MOR KUM KAKH et-ish-te-KHA ve-et-she-TEI ve-no-TE-kha han-nim-tsa-OT pen-tis-sa-FE ba-a-VON ha-IR
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase bə-lôṭ {בְּלוֹט | bə-lôṭ} marks Lot as the recipient of the command, and lē-ʾmōr {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾmōr} introduces direct speech.
In context — Genesis 19:15
As the dawn was rising, the angels urged Lot, saying, “Arise, take your wife and your two daughters who are found here, lest you be swept away in the punishment of the city.”
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:15:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 19:15, so the Hebrew word בְּל֣וֹט (belot) 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.19.15.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.15.W6.S1) and character.