1 Chronicles 18:12:21 Chr.18.12.W2TAB
בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה
bentseruya
“son of Zeruiah”
- Transliteration
- ben-tse-ru-YA
- Extended
- beh-n-tseh-roo-YAA
- IPA
- /bɛn.tsəruˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Zeruiah
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ben-tse-ru-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ve-av-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA
- sentence
ve-av-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA hi-KA et-e-DOM be-GE ha-ME-lakh she-mo-NA a-SAR A-lef
Exegesis
The identification ben-Tseruyah {בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה | bēn-ṣərûyāh} is a construct chain giving lineage, placing the commander within a known family line.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son, descendant”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:12
And Abshai struck down Edom in the Valley of Salt , eighteen thousand.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 18:12, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֗ה (bentseruya) 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.18.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.12.W2.S1) and character.