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

Result
אֶל + בֵּית֗ + וֹ
el + bet + o
elbeto

Alphabet Analysis

Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Lamedl as in law
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tavt as in top
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Holemlong 'oh' as in go

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Word in context

  1. word

    el-BET-o

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-ya-VO el-BET-o

  3. 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

  4. 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 contextJudges 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.