Leviticus 16:11:9Lev.16.11.W9TAB
בֵּית֑וֹ
beeto
“his house”
- Transliteration
- BEE-to
- Extended
- BEE-TOH
- IPA
- /ˈbeːtoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his house
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
BEE-to
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-AD BEE-to
- clause
ve-hik-RIV a-ha-RON et-PAR ha-khat-TAT a-sher-LO ve-khi-PER ba-a-DO u-ve-AD BEE-to
- sentence
ve-hik-RIV a-ha-RON et-PAR ha-khat-TAT a-sher-LO ve-khi-PER ba-a-DO u-ve-AD BEE-to ve-sha-KHAT et-PAR ha-khat-TAT a-sher-LO
Exegesis
The prepositional phrases ba-ʿăḏō {בַּֽעֲד֖וֹ | ba-ʿă-ḏō} and u-wə-ʿăḏ bēytō {וּבְעַ֣ד בֵּית֑וֹ | u-wə-ʿăḏ bēytō} delineate the scope of atonement from the individual to the household. The construct form bēytō ‘his house’ underscores the familial dimension of priestly responsibility.
Root and etymology
ב־י־ת
“house, household”
In context — Leviticus 16:11
And Aaron shall bring the bull for the sin offering which is for himself and shall make atonement for himself and for his house, and he shall slaughter the bull for the sin offering which is for himself.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 16:11:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Leviticus 16:11, so the Hebrew word בֵּית֑וֹ (beeto) 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.16.11.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.16.11.W9.S1) and character.