Psalm 23:6:8Ps.23.6.W8TAB
בְּבֵית־יְ֝הוָ֗ה
bevetyehovah
“in the house of the LORD”
- Transliteration
- be-VET-ye-ho-VAH
- Extended
- beh-VEET-yeh-ho-VAH
- IPA
- /bəˈveːt.jəhoˈvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the house of the LORD
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 | |
| 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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-VET-ye-ho-VAH
- phraseyour reading level
ve-shav-TI be-VET-ye-ho-VAH
- clause
ve-shav-TI be-VET-ye-ho-VAH le-O-rekh ya-MIM
- sentence
AKH TOV va-KHE-sed yir-de-fu-NI kal-ye-ME kha-YAI ve-shav-TI be-VET-ye-ho-VAH le-O-rekh ya-MIM
Exegesis
The construct beit YHWH {בְּבֵית יְ֝הוָ֗ה | bə-bêt Yə-hō-wāh} ‘in the house of the LORD’ denotes location and belonging.
Root and etymology
h-y-hheh–yod–heh
“to be, to exist”
In context — Psalm 23:6
Indeed, goodness and steadfast love will pursue me all the days of my life, and I shall dwell in the house of the LORD for length of days .
About this coordinate
Psalm 23:6:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Psalm 23:6, so the Hebrew word בְּבֵית־יְ֝הוָ֗ה (bevetyehovah) 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 Ps.23.6.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Ps.23.6.W8.S1) and character.