Judges 16:21:12Judg.16.21.W12TAB
בְּבֵ֥ית
beveit
“in the house of”
- Transliteration
- be-VEIT
- Extended
- beh-VEET
- IPA
- /bəˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| 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
be-VEIT
- phraseyour reading level
be-VEIT ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM
- clause
va-yo-RI-du o-TO a-za-TA va-ya-as-RU-hu ba-ne-khu-shta-YIM va-ye-HI to-KHEN be-VEIT ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM
- sentence
va-yo-a-kha-ZU-hu pe-lish-TIM va-ye-nak-KE-ru et-EI-naiv va-yo-RI-du o-TO a-za-TA va-ya-as-RU-hu ba-ne-khu-shta-YIM va-ye-HI to-KHEN be-VEIT ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM
Exegesis
Finally, the participle tōḥēn {טוֹחֵ֖ן | tōḥēn} linked with vayhi expresses ongoing forced labor in the house of the prisoners (bebeit haasurim {בְּבֵ֥ית הָאֲסוּרִֽים | bə-ḇêṯ ha-ʾăsūrîm}). This structure underscores the systematic brutality and subjugation of Samson.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Judges 16:21
And the Philistines seized him, gouged out his eyes, brought him down to Gaza, and bound him with bronze shackles. He became a grinder in the house of the prisoners.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:21:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 16:21, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵ֥ית (beveit) 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 Judg.16.21.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.21.W12.S1) and character.