Joshua 18:13:9Josh.18.13.W9TAB
בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל
beitel
“Bethel”
- Transliteration
- BEIT-EL
- Extended
- BEIT-EEL
- IPA
- /beːtˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ve-a-VAR mi-SHAM hag-GVUL lu-ZAH el-KE-tef lu-ZAH NEG-ba HI BEIT-EL
- sentence
ve-a-VAR mi-SHAM hag-GVUL lu-ZAH el-KE-tef lu-ZAH NEG-ba HI BEIT-EL ve-ya-RAD hag-GVUL at-ROT a-DAR al-ha-HAR a-SHER mi-NEG-ev le-VEIT-KHO-ron takh-TON
Root and etymology
consonantsbet–yod–tav
“house, household”
In context — Joshua 18:13
And the boundary crossed over from there to Luz to the slope of Luz southward—it is Bethel—and descended to Ataroth Addar on the hill that lies south of Lower Beth-horon.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:13:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 18:13, so the Hebrew word בֵּֽית־אֵ֑ל (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.18.13.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.13.W9.S1) and character.