וּ/בֵ֣ית
𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕
Beyt Anat
and Beth
A toponymic designation meaning 'house of Anat,' referring to a settlement named after the West Semitic goddess Anat. The term primarily identifies a specific town located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Naphtali in the Hebrew Bible. The expression combines the word for 'house' or 'dwelling' with a proper name used for a Canaanite/Levantine deity, indicating the foundation and/or continued naming of the site in relation to Anat.
Judges 1:33 · Word #20
Lexicon H1043
| Lemma | בֵּית עֲנָת |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤏𐤍𐤕 |
| Transliteration | Beyt Anat |
| Strong's | H1043 |
| Definition | A toponymic designation meaning 'house of Anat,' referring to a settlement named after the West Semitic goddess Anat. The term primarily identifies a specific town located in the territory allotted to the tribe of Naphtali in the Hebrew Bible. The expression combines the word for 'house' or 'dwelling' with a proper name used for a Canaanite/Levantine deity, indicating the foundation and/or continued naming of the site in relation to Anat. |
Morphology HC/Np
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Subtype | p — Proper Name — Proper name |
Common Translation
| Phrase | and Beth |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1043-02
and house-of
| Morphological Notes | Conjunction וּ + masculine singular common noun in construct state (בֵית) from בַּיִת. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun derives from בנה (“to build”) and denotes a built structure or the social unit established from it. The construct singular form בֵית requires a following genitive (“house of…”), and the prefixed וּ adds “and.” |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
and Beyt Anat
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: House of Anat |