Jeremiah 18:2:3Jer.18.2.W3TAB
בֵּ֣ית
bet
“house of”
- Transliteration
- BET
- Extended
- BEET
- IPA
- /ˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- house of
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
BET
- phraseyour reading level
BET ha-yo-TSER
- clause
KUM ve-ya-RAD-ta BET ha-yo-TSER
- sentence
KUM ve-ya-RAD-ta BET ha-yo-TSER ve-SHA-ma ash-me-a-KHA et-de-va-RAI
Exegesis
The construct chain bêt hā-yō-ṣêr {בֵּית הַיוֹצֵר | bêt hā-yō-ṣêr} ‘house of the potter’ establishes the setting, and the locative adverb wə-šā-māh {וְשָׁמָה | wə-šā-māh} ‘and there’ specifies the place.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house, household”
In context — Jeremiah 18:2
Stand up, and go down to the potter’s workshop, and there I will cause you to hear my words .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 18:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 18:2, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֣ית (bet) 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 Jer.18.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.2.W3.S1) and character.