Joshua 22:14:8Josh.22.14.W8TAB
לְבֵ֣ית
leveit
“for the house”
- Transliteration
- le-VEIT
- Extended
- leh-VEET
- IPA
- /ləˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
le-VEIT
- phraseyour reading level
le-VEIT AV
- clause
va-a-sa-RA ne-si-IM im-MO na-SI e-KHAD na-SI e-KHAD le-VEIT AV le-KOL mat-TOT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-a-sa-RA ne-si-IM im-MO na-SI e-KHAD na-SI e-KHAD le-VEIT AV le-KOL mat-TOT yis-ra-EL ve-ISH ROSH BEIT-a-vo-TAM hei-MAH le-al-FEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chain lebeit av {לְבֵ֣ית אָ֔ב | lə·bêt ʾāḇ} and the parallel le-khol matot yisra'el {לְכֹ֖ל מַטּ֣וֹת יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | lə·ḵōl maṭṭōṯ yīsrāʾēl} specify allocation by father’s household across all tribal divisions.
In context — Joshua 22:14
With him were ten nesi'im , one chief from each of the tribes of Israel; each man was the head of his father’s household among the thousands of Israel.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:14:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Joshua 22:14, so the Hebrew word לְבֵ֣ית (leveit) 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.22.14.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.14.W8.S1) and character.