Joshua 21:16:5Josh.21.16.W5TAB
אֶת־בֵּ֥ית
etbeit
“Beth”
- Transliteration
- ET-BEIT
- Extended
- EET-BEET
- IPA
- /ˈʔet.beːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- Beth
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
ET-BEIT
- phraseyour reading level
ET-BEIT SHE-mesh
- clause
ve-ET-AIN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-yut-TA ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ET-BEIT SHE-mesh ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ve-ET-AIN ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-ET-yut-TA ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha ET-BEIT SHE-mesh ve-ET-mig-ra-SHE-ha a-REEM TE-sha me-ET she-NEI hash-she-va-TEEM ha-EI-le
Exegesis
The verse employs the direct-object marker ’et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} ‘object marker’ before each allotment item to specify Levitical placements.
Each proper name appears in construct (e.g., beit shemesh {בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ | bêt šemeš} ‘house of the sun’) followed by the possessive pasturelands form migrasheha {מִגְרָשֶׁהָ | mīg-rā-šē-hā} ‘its pasturelands’, highlighting property rights.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house”
In context — Joshua 21:16
Ain and its pasturelands , Juttah and its pasturelands, and Beth Shemesh and its pasturelands—nine towns from these two tribes .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 21:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֵּ֥ית (etbeit) 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.21.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.16.W5.S1) and character.