1 Chronicles 18:17:11 Chr.18.17.W1TAB
וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙
uvenayahu
“and Benaiah”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-na-YA-hu
- Extended
- oo-veh-nah-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /uvənaˈjaːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and Benaiah
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
u-ve-na-YA-hu
- clause
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khe-re-TI ve-hap-le-TI
- sentence
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khe-re-TI ve-hap-le-TI u-ve-NE-da-VID ha-ri-sho-NIM le-YAD ham-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The initial vav-conjunction appears in uvenayahu {וּבְנָיָהוּ | ū-və-nā-yā-hû} ‘and Benaiah’, coordinating with the preceding narrative.
In context — 1 Chronicles 18:17
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada was set over the Kerethites and the Pelethites, and the sons of David were chief officials at the side of the king .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 18:17:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 18:17, so the Hebrew word וּבְנָיָ֙הוּ֙ (uvenayahu) 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.18.17.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.18.17.W1.S1) and character.