Joshua 18:12:19Josh.18.12.W19TAB
בֵּ֥ית אָֽוֶן׃
beitaven
“of Beth-aven”
- Transliteration
- BEIT-A-ven
- Extended
- BEIT-AH-vehn
- IPA
- /beːtˈʔaːvɛn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Beth-aven
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
BEIT-A-ven
- clause
ve-a-LA hag-GVUL el-ke-TEF ye-ri-KHO mit-sa-FON ve-a-LA ba-HAR ya-MA ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAIV mid-ba-RA BEIT-A-ven
- sentence
va-ye-HI la-HEM hag-GVUL lif-AT tsa-FO-na min-ha-yar-DEN ve-a-LA hag-GVUL el-ke-TEF ye-ri-KHO mit-sa-FON ve-a-LA ba-HAR ya-MA ve-ha-YA ve-ha-YU tot-se-o-TAIV mid-ba-RA BEIT-A-ven
Exegesis
The construct Beit Aven {בֵּ֥ית אָֽוֶן | bêt ʾā·wēn} indicates a place name formed by “house of.” English rendering preserves Hebrew word order emphasis on directionality and topography.
Root and etymology
Rootb-y-t
“house”
In context — Joshua 18:12
And the boundary for them on the north side was from the Jordan River; it then ascended to the northern slope of Jericho, continued through the hill country toward the west, and its end was at the wilderness of Beth Aven.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:12:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of Joshua 18:12, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֥ית אָֽוֶן׃ (beitaven) 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.18.12.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.12.W19.S1) and character.