בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ
ORIGINALBH-056
Biblical Hebrew · Nouns, Describing Words, Number, and “X of Y”
House of the king
BH-056Biblical HebrewMasoretic Hebrew of Tanakh
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
בֵּית הַמֶּלֶךְ
Transliterationbeit ha-melekh
Plain meaningthe house of the king
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House of the king
The ordinary word “house” is בַּיִת. When it is directly tied to a following noun, it can take the form בֵּית, “house of.” Hebrew does not insert a separate word for “of.” The relationship itself links the two nouns. This pattern is traditionally called semikhut, the construct relationship.
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beit ha-melekh
READINGApproved transliteration
the house of the king
MEANINGBiblical Hebrew
בַּיִת → בֵּית + הַמֶּלֶךְ
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