Judges 19:29:2Judg.19.29.W2TAB
אֶל־בֵּית֗וֹ
elbeto
“to his house”
- Transliteration
- el-BET-o
- Extended
- ehl-BEET-oh
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.ˈbeː.tɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
el-BET-o
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-VO el-BET-o
- clause
va-ya-VO el-BET-o va-yik-KAKH et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let va-ya-kha-ZEK be-fi-LAGH-sho va-ye-nat-te-KHE-ha la-a-tsa-ME-ha li-she-NIM a-SAR ne-ta-KHIM
- sentence
va-ya-VO el-BET-o va-yik-KAKH et-ha-ma-a-KHE-let va-ya-kha-ZEK be-fi-LAGH-sho va-ye-nat-te-KHE-ha la-a-tsa-ME-ha li-she-NIM a-SAR ne-ta-KHIM va-ye-shal-le-KHE-ha be-KHOL ge-VUL yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The narrative uses a series of coordinated waw-consecutive verbs beginning with vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇōʾ} 'and he came' followed by el-beto {אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ | ʾel-bêytô} indicating motion.
Root and etymology
“house, dwelling”
In context — Judges 19:29
He returned to his house, took the knife , seized his concubine, cut her up, bone by bone , into twelve pieces, and sent her throughout the entire territory of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 19:29:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 19:29, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בֵּית֗וֹ (elbeto) 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.19.29.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.29.W2.S1) and character.