Judges 20:18:3Judg.20.18.W3TAB
בֵֽית־אֵל֮
betel
“to Bethel”
- Transliteration
- BET-EL
- Extended
- BEET-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈbeːθ.ʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- to Bethel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
BET-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-LU BET-EL
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu va-ya-a-LU BET-EL va-yish-e-a-LU be-e-lo-HIM va-yo-ME-ru be-NE yis-ra-EL MI ya-a-LE-la-NU ba-te-khi-LA la-mil-kha-MA IM-be-NE bin-ya-MIN
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu va-ya-a-LU BET-EL va-yish-e-a-LU be-e-lo-HIM va-yo-ME-ru be-NE yis-ra-EL MI ya-a-LE-la-NU ba-te-khi-LA la-mil-kha-MA IM-be-NE bin-ya-MIN va-yo-MER Ye-ho-VAH ye-hu-DA ba-te-khi-LA
Exegesis
The narrative unfolds through a sequence of vav-consecutive verbs, beginning with vayyaqumu {וַיָּקֻמוּ | wayyāqûmū} ‘and they arose’ and wayya‘ălû {וַיַּעֲלוּ | wayya‘ălû} ‘and they went up’, indicating Israel’s movement to beit-’ēl {בֵֽית־אֵל | bêṯ-’ēl}.
Root and etymology
Rootbyt
“house, dwelling”
In context — Judges 20:18
And they rose and went up to Bethel, and they asked of God . The sons of Israel said, “Who shall go up first for us in battle against the sons of Benjamin?” And the LORD said, “Judah shall go up first.”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 20:18, so the Hebrew word בֵֽית־אֵל֮ (betel) 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.20.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.18.W3.S1) and character.