לְ/בֵֽית
𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕
Beyt El
to 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.
Genesis 35:8 · Word #7
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 | to Bethel |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1008-04
to House of El
| Morphological Notes | Preposition לְ (“to”) prefixed to proper noun בֵּית־אֵל; masculine singular construct form functioning as a place name. |
| Rendering Rationale | The rendering preserves the compound meaning of בֵּית (house) and אֵל (El, deity) while reflecting the prefixed preposition לְ (“to”). It maintains the toponym’s literal sense as a sanctuary associated with El. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
to Beyt El
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in house of |
AI-generated (generate_p2_names)