בֵּית הָאֱלִי
bet-haeli · Bethelite
Hebrew word · Strong’s number H1017 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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bet-haeli (בֵּית הָאֱלִי) is a Hebrew word of the Bible that means “Bethelite”.
An inhabitant of the city of Bethel. Hiel, who built Jericho, is called this (1 Kings 16:34).
How to say it
bet ha·e·li
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- An inhabitant of that town in central Israel; said of Hiel.
From Brown-Driver-Briggs (1906)
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Where it appears
- 1 Kings 16:34
In his days Hiel of Bethel built Jericho. At the cost of Abiram his firstborn he laid its foundation, and at the cost of Segub his youngest he set up its gates, according to the word of YHWH that he spoke through Joshua son of Nun.
And 1 more times.