Leviticus 14:38:7Lev.14.38.W7TAB
אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת
ethabayit
“the house”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-BA-yit
- Extended
- eht-hah-BAH-yit
- IPA
- /ʔet.haˈbaː.jit/
Meaning by language
- English
- the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-ha-BA-yit
- phraseyour reading level
ve-his-GIR et-ha-BA-yit
- clause
ve-his-GIR et-ha-BA-yit shiv-AT ya-MIM
- sentence
ve-ya-TSA ha-ko-HEN min-ha-BA-yit el-PE-takh ha-BA-yit ve-his-GIR et-ha-BA-yit shiv-AT ya-MIM
Exegesis
The second clause uses the Hiphil perfect vehisgir {וְהִסְגִּ֥יר | wə-his-gîr} ‘and he shall shut up’ with the Vav consecutive, taking et {אֶת־ | ’et} ‘direct object marker’ to introduce habbayit {הַבַּ֖יִת | ha-ba-yiṯ}, and the construct chain shivat yamim {שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים | šiv-ʿat yā-mîm} ‘seven days’ to specify the period of confinement. This sequential structure emphasizes the priest’s movement and the spatial order of the quarantine ritual.
Root and etymology
b-y-tbet-yod-tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Leviticus 14:38
And the priest shall go out from the house to its entrance, and he shall confine the house for seven days.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:38:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 14:38, so the Hebrew word אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת (ethabayit) 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.14.38.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.38.W7.S1) and character.