Judges 16:25:12Judg.16.25.W12TAB
מִבֵּ֣ית
mibbet
“from {the} house of”
- Transliteration
- mib-BET
- Extended
- mihbb-BEET
- IPA
- /mibˈbeːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- from {the} house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| 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
mib-BET
- phraseyour reading level
mib-BET ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM
- clause
va-yik-re-U le-shim-SHON mib-BET ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM va-ytsa-KHEK lif-ne-HEM va-ya-a-mi-DU o-TO BEN ha-am-mu-DIM
- sentence
va-ye-HI KI TOV ke-TOV lib-BAM va-yo-ME-ru kir-E-U le-shim-SHON vi-sa-KHEK-la-NU va-yik-re-U le-shim-SHON mib-BET ha-a-si-RIM ha-a-su-RIM va-ytsa-KHEK lif-ne-HEM va-ya-a-mi-DU o-TO BEN ha-am-mu-DIM
Exegesis
The narrative resumes with a vav-consecutive imperfect vayikreʾu {וַיִּקְרְא֨וּ | wayyiqrəʾū} ‘they called’ plus the prepositional phrase mi-bet ha-asurim {מִבֵּ֣ית הָאֲסוּרִ֗ים | mibbêṯ hā-ʾăsûrîm} ‘from the prison house,’ highlighting Samson’s movement.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Judges 16:25
And it came to pass, when their heart was merry, they said, “Call Samson, that he may entertain us.” So they called Samson from the prison house, and he entertained them. Then they set him between the pillars .
About this coordinate
Judges 16:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 16:25, so the Hebrew word מִבֵּ֣ית (mibbet) 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.16.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.25.W12.S1) and character.