Judges 20:26:6Judg.20.26.W6TAB
בֵֽית־אֵ֗ל
betel
“Bethel”
- Transliteration
- BET-EL
- Extended
- BEET-EEL
- IPA
- /ˈbeːt.ʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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-VO-u BET-EL
- clause
va-ya-a-LU khol-be-NE yis-re-a-EL ve-khol-ha-AM va-ya-VO-u BET-EL va-yiv-KU va-ye-she-VU SHAM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-tsu-MU va-YOM-ha-HU ad-ha-A-rev
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU khol-be-NE yis-re-a-EL ve-khol-ha-AM va-ya-VO-u BET-EL va-yiv-KU va-ye-she-VU SHAM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-tsu-MU va-YOM-ha-HU ad-ha-A-rev va-ya-a-LU o-LOT u-she-la-MIM lif-NE Ye-ho-VAH
Root and etymology
Rootbyt
“house, dwelling”
In context — Judges 20:26
Then all the sons of Israel and all the people went up and came to Bethel, and they wept and sat there before the LORD . They fasted on that day until evening and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Judges 20:26, so the Hebrew word בֵֽית־אֵ֗ל (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.20.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.26.W6.S1) and character.