Zechariah 13:1:6Zech.13.1.W6TAB
לְבֵ֥ית
levet
“for the house of”
- Transliteration
- le-VET
- Extended
- leh-VEET
- IPA
- /ləˈveːt/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the house of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
le-VET
- phraseyour reading level
le-VET da-VID
- clause
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-ye-H ma-KOR nif-TAKH le-VET da-VID u-le-yo-sha-VE ye-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ba-YOM ha-HU yih-ye-H ma-KOR nif-TAKH le-VET da-VID u-le-yo-sha-VE ye-ru-sha-LIM le-kha-TAAT u-le-nid-DA
Exegesis
The prepositional constructs le-beit David {לְבֵ֥ית דָּוִ֖יד | lə-bêṯ Dā-wîd} and ū-le-yoshvei Yerushalayim {וּלְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | ū-lə-yōš-ḇê Yə-rū-šā-lā-yim} indicate beneficiaries, while the infinitives le-chatat and ū-le-niddah introduce the purposes of moral and ritual cleansing. This structure highlights divine provision of purification in eschatological fulfillment.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–yod–tav
“house, dwelling”
In context — Zechariah 13:1
On that day a fountain will be opened for the house of David and for the inhabitants of Jerusalem for sin and for impurity .
About this coordinate
Zechariah 13:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Zechariah 13:1, so the Hebrew word לְבֵ֥ית (levet) 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 Zech.13.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Zech.13.1.W6.S1) and character.