Hosea 4:3:7Hos.4.3.W7TAB
בְּחַיַּ֥ת
bekhaiyat
“with the animal of”
- Transliteration
- be-khai-YAT
- Extended
- beh-khah-YYAHT
- IPA
- /bəħajˈjat/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the animal of
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
be-khai-YAT
- phraseyour reading level
be-khai-YAT has-sa-DE
- clause
al-KEHN te-e-VAL ha-A-rets ve-um-le-LAL kol-yo-SHEV BAH be-khai-YAT has-sa-DE u-ve-OF hash-sha-MA-yim
- sentence
al-KEHN te-e-VAL ha-A-rets ve-um-le-LAL kol-yo-SHEV BAH be-khai-YAT has-sa-DE u-ve-OF hash-sha-MA-yim ve-gam-de-GE hay-YAM ye-a-se-FU
Exegesis
The sequence of בְּ / וּבְּ phrases—be-chayyat ha-sadeh {בְּחַיַּ֥ת הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה | bə-ḥayyat haśśāḏeh} ‘with the beast of the field’ and u-ve-of ha-shamayim {וּבְע֣וֹף הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | ūḇə-ʿôp̄ haššāmayim} ‘and with the bird of the heavens’—extends the scope from humans to land animals and birds, creating a widening ecological sweep (land and sky).
Root and etymology
consonants ח־י־הchet–yod–heh
“to live”
In context — Hosea 4:3
Therefore the land will go into mourning, and every inhabitant in it will wither , together with the beasts of the field and the birds of the heavens; even the fish of the sea will be gathered up.
About this coordinate
Hosea 4:3:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Hosea 4:3, so the Hebrew word בְּחַיַּ֥ת (bekhaiyat) 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 Hos.4.3.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Hos.4.3.W7.S1) and character.