Jeremiah 18:3:2Jer.18.3.W2TAB

בֵּ֣ית

bet

house of

Transliteration
BET
Extended
BEET
IPA
/ˈbeːt/

Meaning by language

English
house of

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top

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Word in context

  1. word

    BET

  2. phraseyour reading level

    BET ha-yo-TSER

  3. clause

    va-e-RED BET ha-yo-TSER

  4. sentence

    va-e-RED BET ha-yo-TSER ve-hi-NE-hu ve-hi-NE HU O-se me-la-KHA al-ha-av-na-YIM

Exegesis

The construct phrase beit ha-yotser {בֵּית הַיּוֹצֵר | bêt ha-yō-ṣēr} denotes the artisan’s workshop.

Root and etymology

Rootbet–yod–tav

house, household

In contextJeremiah 18:3

So I went down to the potter’s house , and look—he was working at the wheels .

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 18:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Jeremiah 18:3, 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.18.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.3.W2.S1) and character.