בְּ/בֵֽית
𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕
Beyt El
in Bethel
A proper noun designating a significant place in ancient Israelite tradition, meaning 'house of El (God).' The word denotes a sanctuary or settlement, commonly associated with an important cultic site north of Jerusalem. It can refer to the site itself, the city that developed there, or, in some periods, the religious establishment integral to Israelite ritual practice. The semantic range includes both the literal sense of a physical location and the symbolic association as a center of religious activity.
1 Kings 13:32 · Word #12
Lexicon H1008
| Lemma | בֵּית־אֵל |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕־𐤀𐤋 |
| Transliteration | Beyt El |
| Strong's | H1008 |
| Definition | A proper noun designating a significant place in ancient Israelite tradition, meaning 'house of El (God).' The word denotes a sanctuary or settlement, commonly associated with an important cultic site north of Jerusalem. It can refer to the site itself, the city that developed there, or, in some periods, the religious establishment integral to Israelite ritual practice. The semantic range includes both the literal sense of a physical location and the symbolic association as a center of religious activity. |
Morphology HR/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | in Bethel |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1008-01
in house of
| Morphological Notes | Preposition בְּ + masculine singular construct noun (בַּיִת). |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun בַּיִת derives from בנה (“to build”) and denotes a built structure or established household. The prefixed בְּ adds the prepositional sense “in,” and the construct singular form (“house of”) requires linkage to what follows, preserved here as “in house of.” |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
in Beyt El
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in house of |
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