בֵּ֥ית
𐤁𐤉𐤕
Beyt Barah
Beth
Proper noun designating a location, likely meaning 'house of crossing' or 'place of the ford.' Refers specifically to a settlement or site associated with a river crossing, most notably mentioned in the context of Gideon's pursuit of the Midianites. The term indicates a place characterized by its location at or near a ford, an accessible crossing point over a river.
Judges 7:24 · Word #16
Lexicon H1012
| Lemma | בֵּית בָּרָה |
| Lemma (Paleo) | 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤁𐤓𐤄 |
| Transliteration | Beyt Barah |
| Strong's | H1012 |
| Definition | Proper noun designating a location, likely meaning 'house of crossing' or 'place of the ford.' Refers specifically to a settlement or site associated with a river crossing, most notably mentioned in the context of Gideon's pursuit of the Midianites. The term indicates a place characterized by its location at or near a ford, an accessible crossing point over a river. |
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 | Beth |
SIBI-P1 Translation H1012-02
house of
| Morphological Notes | Noun, masculine singular, construct state (HNcmsc) from בַּיִת. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form בֵּית is the masculine singular construct of בַּיִת, indicating a built structure or established household in relationship to what follows. Rendering it as "house of" preserves both the root sense of a constructed dwelling or lineage and the construct linkage. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
Beyt Barah
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Proper noun transliterated from Hebrew. P1 meaning: House of Crossing |