Nehemiah 13:7:12Neh.13.7.W12TAB
בְּחַצְרֵ֖י
bekhatsre
“in the courts of”
- Transliteration
- be-kha-tsre
- Extended
- beh-khah-TSREE
- IPA
- /bəħatsˈreː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the courts of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-kha-tsre
- clause
va-a-vi-NA va-ra-A a-SHER a-SA el-ya-SHIV le-to-vi-YA la-a-SOT LO nish-ke-KA be-kha-tsre BET ha-e-lo-HIM
- sentence
va-a-VO li-ru-sha-LA-im va-a-vi-NA va-ra-A a-SHER a-SA el-ya-SHIV le-to-vi-YA la-a-SOT LO nish-ke-KA be-kha-tsre BET ha-e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The noun niš-kāh {נִשְׁכָּ֔ה | niš-kāh} ‘chamber’ appears in the locative phrase bə-ḥaṣṯrê bêyt hā-ʼĕlōhîm {בְּחַצְרֵ֖י בֵּ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִֽים | bə-ḥaṣṯrê bêyt hā-ʼĕlō-hîm} ‘in the courts of the house of God,’ completing a multi-stage construct chain. This structure highlights the impropriety of allotting private space within a sacred precinct.
In context — Nehemiah 13:7
And I came to Jerusalem, and I learned of the evil that Eliashib did for Tobiah to make for him a chamber in the courts of the house of God .
About this coordinate
Nehemiah 13:7:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Nehemiah 13:7, so the Hebrew word בְּחַצְרֵ֖י (bekhatsre) 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 Neh.13.7.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.7.W12.S1) and character.