Joshua 16:1:14Josh.16.1.W14TAB
בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃
beitel
“to Bethel”
- Transliteration
- beit-EL
- Extended
- BEIT-EEL
- IPA
- /beːtˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Bethel
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
beit-EL
- clause
ham-mid-BAR o-LEH mi-ye-ri-CHO ba-HAR beit-EL
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ha-go-RAL liv-NEI yo-SEF mi-yar-DEN ye-ri-CHO le-MEI ye-ri-CHO miz-ra-KHAH ham-mid-BAR o-LEH mi-ye-ri-CHO ba-HAR beit-EL
Exegesis
The final clause min-Yericho ba-har Beit-El {מִירִיח֛וֹ בָּהָ֖ר בֵּֽית־אֵֽל | min·Yə·rī·ḥō bā·hār bēt·ʾēl} ‘from Jericho in the hill country to Bethel’ completes the boundary description. The phrase “going up” conveys the ascent from Jericho toward Bethel.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — Joshua 16:1
And the lot went out to the sons of Joseph from the Jordan at Jericho, to the waters of Jericho on the east, the wilderness going up from Jericho in the hill country to Bethel .
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:1:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of Joshua 16:1, so the Hebrew word בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃ (beitel) 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 Josh.16.1.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.1.W14.S1) and character.