בְּבַיִת
ORIGINALBH-004
Biblical Hebrew · Small Pieces Attached to the Front
בְּ־
BH-004Biblical HebrewMasoretic Hebrew of Tanakh
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
בְּבַיִת
Transliterationbe-vayit
Plain meaningin a house
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
בְּ־
The attached preposition בְּ־ can mean “in,” “at,” or “with,” according to the phrase. When it combines with the definite article, the two pieces contract in the surface form: בְּ + הַ + בַּיִת → בַּבַּיִת, “in the house.” This is why Hebrew cannot always be decoded by replacing one letter with one fixed English word.
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Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
be-vayit
READINGApproved transliteration
in a house
MEANINGBiblical Hebrew
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
בְּאֶרֶץ — in a land · בַּיּוֹם — on/in the day · בְּיָד — by/with a hand
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