1 Chronicles 19:1:61 Chr.19.1.W6TAB
בְּנֵי־עַמּ֑וֹן
beneamon
“the sons of Ammon”
- Transliteration
- be-NE-a-MON
- Extended
- beh-NEE-ah-MOHN
- IPA
- /bəˈneː.ʕamˈmoːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons of Ammon
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NE-a-MON
- phraseyour reading level
ME-lekh be-NE-a-MON
- clause
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-ya-MAT na-KHASH ME-lekh be-NE-a-MON
- sentence
va-ye-HI a-kha-RE-KHEN va-ya-MAT na-KHASH ME-lekh be-NE-a-MON va-yim-LOKH be-NO ta-KHTAV
Exegesis
The main clause vayamat {וַיָּ֕מָת | way-yā-mat} ‘and he died’ identifies Nahash {נָחָשׁ | Nāḥāsh} as the subject, with the title melech {מֶ֣לֶךְ | me-leḵ} ‘king’ in apposition to benei-Ammon {בְּנֵי־עַמּ֑וֹן | bə-nê-ʿam-môn} ‘of the sons of Ammon’, highlighting his political affiliation.
Root and etymology
b-n-y
“son”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:1
And it came to pass after this, that Nahash , king of the sons of Ammon, died, and his son reigned in his place .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:1:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Chronicles 19:1, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־עַמּ֑וֹן (beneamon) 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.19.1.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.1.W6.S1) and character.