Judges 20:8:13Judg.20.8.W13TAB
לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃
leveto
“to his house”
- Transliteration
- le-VE-to
- Extended
- leh-VEE-toh
- IPA
- /ləˈveːθoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
le-VE-to
- phraseyour reading level
ISH le-VE-to
- clause
LO ne-LEKH ISH le-a-ho-LO ve-LO na-SUR ISH le-VE-to
- sentence
va-YA-kam kol-ha-AM ke-ISH e-KHAD le-MOR LO ne-LEKH ISH le-a-ho-LO ve-LO na-SUR ISH le-VE-to
Exegesis
The repetition of ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš} with suffixes on le-ohalo {לְאָהֳלוֹ | lə-ʾōhā-lô} and le-beit-o {לְבֵיתֽוֹ | lə-ḇēṯô} personalizes each individual’s commitment, while the simile ke-ish echad {כְּאִישׁ אֶחָד | ke-ʾîš ʾeḥāḏ} underscores the unity of purpose.
Root and etymology
Rootbyt
“house, dwelling”
In context — Judges 20:8
And all the people arose as one man and said, “Not one of us will go to his tent , and not one of us will turn aside to his house .”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:8:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Judges 20:8, so the Hebrew word לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃ (leveto) 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.20.8.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.8.W13.S1) and character.