Genesis 39:4:8Gen.39.4.W8TAB
עַל־בֵּית֔וֹ
albeito
“over his house”
- Transliteration
- al-bei-TO
- Extended
- ahl-bee-TOH
- IPA
- /ʕal.beː.ˈθoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- over his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
al-bei-TO
- clause
va-yaf-ki-DE-hu al-bei-TO ve-khol-yesh-LO na-TAN be-ya-DO
- sentence
va-yim-TSA yo-SEF KHEN be-ei-NAV va-ye-SHA-ret o-TO va-yaf-ki-DE-hu al-bei-TO ve-khol-yesh-LO na-TAN be-ya-DO
Exegesis
The Hiphil wayyiqtol vayafkidehu {וַיַּפְקִדֵהוּ | wayyap̄qîḏēhû} ‘and he appointed him’ establishes his official charge, with al-beto {עַל־בֵיתוֹ | ʿal-bêṯô} ‘over his house’ defining his domain.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Genesis 39:4
And Joseph found favor in his eyes, and he served him; and he set him as overseer over his house , and he placed all that he had into his hand.
About this coordinate
Genesis 39:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 39:4, so the Hebrew word עַל־בֵּית֔וֹ (albeito) 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.39.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.39.4.W8.S1) and character.