Jeremiah 22:14:3Jer.22.14.W3TAB
בֵּ֣ית
bet
“a house of”
- Transliteration
- BET
- Extended
- BEET
- IPA
- /ˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- a 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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The word
Word in context
- word
BET
- phraseyour reading level
BET mi-DOT
- clause
ha-o-MER e-ve-NE-LI BET mi-DOT va-a-li-YOT me-ru-va-KHIM
- sentence
ha-o-MER e-ve-NE-LI BET mi-DOT va-a-li-YOT me-ru-va-KHIM ve-ka-RA LO kha-lo-NAY ve-sa-FUN ba-A-rez u-ma-SHO-akh ba-sha-SHAR
Exegesis
Construct chains like beit middot {בֵּ֣ית מִדּ֔וֹת | bēt mid-dōt} and the adjectival phrase ve-aliyot meruvachim {וַעֲלִיּ֖וֹת מְרֻוָּחִ֑ים | va-ʿă-lî-yōt mər-vā-ḥîm} define the scale and layout of the structure.
Root and etymology
consonantsBet–Yod–Tav
“house”
In context — Jeremiah 22:14
The one who says, “I will build myself a house of great dimensions and spacious upper rooms, and he cuts out windows in it, panels it with cedar, and paints it with vermilion .”
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 22:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Jeremiah 22:14, 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.22.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.22.14.W3.S1) and character.