Genesis 20:18:6Gen.20.18.W6TAB
לְבֵ֣ית
levet
“house of”
- Transliteration
- le-VET
- Extended
- leh-VEET
- IPA
- /lə.ˈveːθ/
Meaning by language
- English
- house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-VET
- phraseyour reading level
le-VET a-vi-ME-lekh
- clause
ki-a-TSOR a-TSAR Ye-ho-VAH be-AD kol-RE-khem le-VET a-vi-ME-lekh
- sentence
ki-a-TSOR a-TSAR Ye-ho-VAH be-AD kol-RE-khem le-VET a-vi-ME-lekh al-de-VAR sa-RA E-shet av-ra-HAM
Exegesis
The construct phrase le-beit ʾAvimelekh {לְבֵית אֲבִימֶלֶךְ | lə-ḇêṯ ʾă-ḇî-me-leḵ} situates the action within Abimelech’s household.
In context — Genesis 20:18
For the LORD had entirely restrained every womb in the house of Abimelech because of Sarah, the wife of Abraham.
About this coordinate
Genesis 20:18:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Genesis 20:18, so the Hebrew word לְבֵ֣ית (levet) 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.20.18.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.20.18.W6.S1) and character.