אֵל֙
𐤀𐤋
Beyt El
God
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.
Hosea 12:5 · Word #9
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 HNp
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | God |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1008-03
toward
| Morphological Notes | Preposition (particle); expresses direction, relation, or orientation toward an object; no inflection for gender or number in this form. |
| Rendering Rationale | 'Toward' preserves the primary directional force of the preposition, expressing motion or orientation in the direction of a target. As a simple prepositional particle, it carries no gender or number but consistently marks directed relationship. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Beyt El
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: in house of |
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