1 Chronicles 15:17:131 Chr.15.17.W13TAB
בֶּן־קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃
benkushayahu
“son of Kushaiah”
- Transliteration
- ben-ku-sha-YA-hu
- Extended
- behn-koo-shah-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ʔeːˈtaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Kushaiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Qof | q — deep k, uvular | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ku-sha-YA-hu
- clause
u-min-be-NE me-ra-RI a-khe-HEM e-TAN ben-ku-sha-YA-hu
- sentence
va-ya-a-mi-DU hal-ve-YIM ET he-MAN ben-yo-EL u-min-e-KHAV a-SAF ben-be-rekh-YA-hu u-min-be-NE me-ra-RI a-khe-HEM e-TAN ben-ku-sha-YA-hu
Exegesis
The construct patterns ben-yoel {בֶּן־יוֹאֵ֔ל | ben-yôʾēl} and ben-kushayahu {בֶּן־קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ | ben-qûšāyāhw} encode lineage as a genitive relationship, naturally rendered in English with “son of.”
Root and etymology
Rootb-n
“son”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:17
The Levites appointed Heman son of Joel, and from his brothers Asaph son of Berechyahu; and from the sons of Merari, their brothers, Ethan son of Kushayahu.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:17:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Chronicles 15:17, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־קֽוּשָׁיָֽהוּ׃ (benkushayahu) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Chr.15.17.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.17.W13.S1) and character.