Leviticus 14:44:7Lev.14.44.W7TAB
בַּבָּ֑יִת
babayit
“in the house”
- Transliteration
- ba-BA-yit
- Extended
- bah-BAA-yit
- IPA
- /bab.ˈbaː.jit/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Tav | t as in top |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-BA-yit
- clause
oo-VA ha-ko-HEN ve-ra-AH ve-hin-NEH PA-sa ha-NE-ga ba-BA-yit
- sentence
oo-VA ha-ko-HEN ve-ra-AH ve-hin-NEH PA-sa ha-NE-ga ba-BA-yit TSA-ra-at mam-E-ret HEE ba-BA-yit ta-ME HOO
Exegesis
The locative babbayit {בַּבַּ֖יִת | ba-bā-yit} ‘in the house’ frames the ritual context twice, emphasizing spatial boundaries.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-yod-tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Leviticus 14:44
And the priest shall come and examine it, and behold, if the affliction has spread in the house, it is a malignant leprosy in the house; it is unclean.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:44:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 14:44, so the Hebrew word בַּבָּ֑יִת (babayit) 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.14.44.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.44.W7.S1) and character.