1 Chronicles 16:38:81 Chr.16.38.W8TAB
בֶּן־יְדִית֛וּן
benyeditun
“son of Jeduthun”
- Transliteration
- ben-ye-di-TUN
- Extended
- behn-yeh-dih-TOON
- IPA
- /ben.jəðiːˈtuːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Jeduthun
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ben-ye-di-TUN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-o-VED e-DOM ben-ye-di-TUN
- clause
ve-o-VED e-DOM ben-ye-di-TUN ve-kho-SA le-sho-a-RIM
- sentence
ve-o-VED e-DOM va-a-khe-HEM shi-SHIM u-she-mo-NA ve-o-VED e-DOM ben-ye-di-TUN ve-kho-SA le-sho-a-RIM
Exegesis
An appositional repetition of Obed-Edom paired with ben-yeḏiṯûn {בֶּן־יְדִית֛וּן | ben-yə-ḏî-ṯûn} “son of Jeduthun,” and veḥōśeh {וְחֹסָ֖ה | wə-ḥō-śāh} “and Hosah” specifies individual identities.
Root and etymology
ב-נb–n
“son”
In context — 1 Chronicles 16:38
And Obed-Edom and his brothers, sixty-eight in all, and Obed-Edom the son of Jeduthun and Hosah were gatekeepers .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 16:38:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 16:38, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־יְדִית֛וּן (benyeditun) 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.16.38.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.16.38.W8.S1) and character.