Isaiah 14:17:8Isa.14.17.W8TAB
בָּֽיְתָה׃
baita
“homeward or to the house”
- Transliteration
- BAI-ta
- Extended
- BAAI-tah
- IPA
- /ˈbajtaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- homeward or to the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BAI-ta
- phraseyour reading level
lo-FA-takh BAI-ta
- clause
a-si-RAV lo-FA-takh BAI-ta
- sentence
SAM te-VEL kha-mid-BAR ve-a-RAV ha-RAS a-si-RAV lo-FA-takh BAI-ta
Exegesis
The final noun bā-yə-ṯāh {בָּֽיְתָה | bā-yə-ṯāh} ‘house’ with locative he evokes a sanctuary barred to those in bondage. The parallel structure of world/cities and prisoners/house heightens poetic emphasis, a pattern mirrored in both English reconstructions.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ת
“house”
In context — Isaiah 14:17
He made the world a wilderness and destroyed its cities; he did not let his prisoners go home.
About this coordinate
Isaiah 14:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Isaiah 14:17, so the Hebrew word בָּֽיְתָה׃ (baita) 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 Isa.14.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.14.17.W8.S1) and character.