1 Chronicles 18:15:21 Chr.18.15.W2TAB
בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֖ה
bentseruya
“son of Zeruiah”
- Transliteration
- ben-tse-ru-YA
- Extended
- behn-tseh-roo-YAA
- IPA
- /ben.tsəruːˈjaː/
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-yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA
- clause
ve-yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA al-ha-tsa-VA
- sentence
ve-yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA al-ha-tsa-VA vi-ye-ho-sha-FAT ben-a-khi-LUD maz-KIR
Exegesis
Each man is identified first by a construct lineage chain ben {בֶּן־ | bĕn} + personal name, a common Hebrew way to anchor status and identity.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son, descendant”
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:15
And Joab son of Zeruiah was appointed over the army, and Jehoshaphat son of Ahilud was recorder.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:15:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 18:15, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֖ה (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.18.15.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.15.W2.S1) and character.