Genesis 29:13:12Gen.29.13.W12TAB
אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ
elbeito
“to his house”
- Transliteration
- el-bei-TO
- Extended
- ehl-bee-TOH
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.beːˈθoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
el-bei-TO
- clause
va-ye-HI khish-MO-a la-VAN et-SHE-ma ya-a-KOV ben-a-kho-TO va-ya-RATS li-kra-TO va-ye-kha-BEK-lo va-ye-na-SHEK-lo va-ye-vi-E-hu el-bei-TO
- sentence
va-ye-HI khish-MO-a la-VAN et-SHE-ma ya-a-KOV ben-a-kho-TO va-ya-RATS li-kra-TO va-ye-kha-BEK-lo va-ye-na-SHEK-lo va-ye-vi-E-hu el-bei-TO va-ye-sa-PER le-la-VAN ET kol-ha-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
Exegesis
The prepositional shifts from el-beito {אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ | ’el-bē-ṯô} to le-lavan {לְלָבָן | lə-lā-vān} mark movement from reception to reporting.
In context — Genesis 29:13
When Laban heard the news about Jacob, his sister’s son, he ran out to meet him, hugged him and kissed him, and brought him into his house. Then Jacob told Laban the whole account.
About this coordinate
Genesis 29:13:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Genesis 29:13, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּית֑וֹ (elbeito) 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.29.13.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.29.13.W12.S1) and character.