Jeremiah 20:6:5Jer.20.6.W5TAB
בֵיתֶ֔ךָ
betekha
“your house”
- Transliteration
- be-TE-kha
- Extended
- beh-TEE-khah
- IPA
- /beːˈtɛxaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- your house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' |
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Word in context
- word
be-TE-kha
- phraseyour reading level
yo-she-VE be-TE-kha
- clause
ve-a-TA pash-khur ve-KHOL yo-she-VE be-TE-kha te-le-KHU ba-she-VI
- sentence
ve-a-TA pash-khur ve-KHOL yo-she-VE be-TE-kha te-le-KHU ba-she-VI u-va-VEL ta-VO ve-SHAM ta-MUT ve-SHAM ti-ka-VER a-TA ve-KHOL-o-ha-VE-kha a-sher-ni-BE-ta la-HEM ba-sha-KER
Exegesis
The construct chain ve'khol yoshvei beitekha {וְכֹל יֹשְׁבֵי בֵיתֶךָ | wə-ḵol yōš-ḇê bê-ṯe-ḵā} extends the decree to his household.
In context — Jeremiah 20:6
And you, Pashhur, and all the inhabitants of your house will go into captivity, and to Babylon you will go; and there you will die and be buried, you and all your friends , to whom you have prophesied lies .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Jeremiah 20:6, so the Hebrew word בֵיתֶ֔ךָ (betekha) 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.20.6.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.6.W5.S1) and character.