Judges 16:29:7Judg.16.29.W7TAB
הַבַּ֙יִת֙
habayit
“the house”
- Transliteration
- ha-BA-yit
- Extended
- hah-BAH-yihth
- IPA
- /habˈbajit/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ha-BA-yit
- phraseyour reading level
a-SHER ha-BA-yit
- clause
va-yil-POT shim-SHON et-she-NE a-mu-DE ha-TA-vekh a-SHER ha-BA-yit na-KHON a-le-HEM va-yis-sa-MEKH a-le-HEM
- sentence
va-yil-POT shim-SHON et-she-NE a-mu-DE ha-TA-vekh a-SHER ha-BA-yit na-KHON a-le-HEM va-yis-sa-MEKH a-le-HEM e-KHAD bi-yi-mi-NO ve-e-KHAD bi-se-MO-lo
Exegesis
The relative pronoun ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ʾăšer} introduces a defining clause clarifying that the habbayyît {הַבַּיִת | habbayyît} ‘house’ was set firmly upon these pillars (Niphal participle nāḵôn {נָכוֹן | nāḵôn}).
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Judges 16:29
And Samson grasped the two central pillars on which the house was established, and he braced himself upon them, one with his right hand and one with his left hand.
About this coordinate
Judges 16:29:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 16:29, so the Hebrew word הַבַּ֙יִת֙ (habayit) 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.16.29.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.16.29.W7.S1) and character.