1 Chronicles 15:17:81 Chr.15.17.W8TAB
בֶּן־בֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ
benberekhyahu
“son of Berechiah”
- Transliteration
- ben-be-rekh-YA-hu
- Extended
- behn-beh-rehkh-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /ben.bɛrɛxˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Berechiah
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| 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-be-rekh-YA-hu
- clause
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
- 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
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 15:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 15:17, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־בֶּֽרֶכְיָ֑הוּ (benberekhyahu) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.17.W8.S1) and character.