Leviticus 14:49:3Lev.14.49.W3TAB
אֶת־הַבַּ֖יִת
ethabayit
“the house”
- Transliteration
- et-ha-BA-yit
- Extended
- EHT-hah-BAH-yit
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.ha.ˈbajiθ/
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
le-kha-TE et-ha-BA-yit
- clause
ve-la-KAKH le-kha-TE et-ha-BA-yit SHTEY tsip-po-REEM
- sentence
ve-la-KAKH le-kha-TE et-ha-BA-yit SHTEY tsip-po-REEM ve-ETS E-rez oo-she-NEE to-LAH-at ve-e-ZOV
Exegesis
The marker ʾeṯ {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ} with the definite noun ha-bāyit {הַבַּיִת | ha-bā-yit} indicates the direct object ‘the house’.
Root and etymology
RootBet–Yod–Tav
“house; dwelling”
In context — Leviticus 14:49
He shall take two birds, cedar wood, scarlet yarn , and hyssop to purify the house.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 14:49:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 14:49, 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.14.49.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.14.49.W3.S1) and character.