Jonah 2:4:8Jonah.2.4.W8TABWLC Jonah 2:5
לְהַבִּ֔יט
lehabit
“to look”
- Transliteration
- le-ha-BIT
- Extended
- leh-hah-BEET
- IPA
- /ləhaˈbiːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- to look
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic |
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Word in context
- word
le-ha-BIT
- phraseyour reading level
o-SIF le-ha-BIT
- sentence
va-a-NI a-MAR-ti nig-RASH-ti mi-NE-ged E-ne-KHA AKH o-SIF le-ha-BIT el-he-KHAL KAD-she-KHA
Exegesis
lehabit {אוֹסִיף … לְהַבִּיט | ōsīp̄ … ləhabbîṭ} ‘I will again look’ communicates determined anticipation. Finally, el …
In context — Jonah 2:4
And I said, “I am cast out from before Your eyes; yet I will again look toward Your holy temple .”
About this coordinate
Jonah 2:4:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jonah 2:4, so the Hebrew word לְהַבִּ֔יט (lehabit) 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 Jonah.2.4.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jonah.2.4.W8.S1) and character.