Leviticus 14:37:6Lev.14.37.W6TAB
הַבַּ֔יִת
habayit
“the house”
- Transliteration
- ha-BA-yit
- Extended
- hah-BAH-yit
- IPA
- /habˈbajit/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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Word in context
- word
ha-BA-yit
- phraseyour reading level
be-ki-ROT ha-BA-yit
- clause
ve-ra-AH et-ha-NE-ga ve-hin-NEH ha-NE-ga be-ki-ROT ha-BA-yit she-ka-a-ru-ROT ye-rak-rak-OT O a-dam-dam-OT
- sentence
ve-ra-AH et-ha-NE-ga ve-hin-NEH ha-NE-ga be-ki-ROT ha-BA-yit she-ka-a-ru-ROT ye-rak-rak-OT O a-dam-dam-OT oo-mar-eh-HEN sha-FAL min-ha-KIR
Exegesis
The locative construct bekirot habayit {בְּקִירֹת הַבַּיִת | bə-qir-ōt ha-ba-yit} ‘on the walls of the house’ specifies the site of inspection.
Root and etymology
RootBet–Yod–Tav
“house; dwelling”
In context — Leviticus 14:37
And he shall examine the affliction , and behold, if the affliction is on the walls of the house in hollow places of greenish or reddish hue, and their appearance is lower than the wall.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:37:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Leviticus 14:37, so the Hebrew word הַבַּ֔יִת (habayit) 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 Lev.14.37.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.37.W6.S1) and character.