1 Chronicles 19:12:81 Chr.19.12.W8TAB
וְאִם־בְּנֵ֥י
veimbene
“but if the sons of”
- Transliteration
- ve-im-be-NE
- Extended
- veh-ihm-beh-NEE
Meaning by language
- English
- but if the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
ve-im-be-NE
- phraseyour reading level
ve-im-be-NE a-MON
- clause
ve-im-be-NE a-MON ye-khe-ze-KU mim-me-KHA ve-ho-sha-te-KHA
- sentence
va-yo-MER im-te-khe-ZAK mim-me-NI a-RAM ve-ha-YI-ta LI lit-she-shu-A ve-im-be-NE a-MON ye-khe-ze-KU mim-me-KHA ve-ho-sha-te-KHA
Exegesis
It frames two parallel conditional structures with im {אִם־ | ʾim} ‘if’, each employing a Qal imperfect in comparative syntax: techezak {תֶּחֱזַ֤ק | tə-ḥe-zäq} ‘be strong’ in the first clause and yechezku {יֶֽחֶזְק֥וּ | ye-ḥe-zqû} ‘be strong’ in the second, both followed by comparative markers (mimmennī/mimmecha). The apodoses feature a vav-consecutive Qal perfect (vehayita) and a vav + Hiphil perfect (vehoshattikha), forming a chiasm that assigns reciprocal rescue roles. This syntactic parallelism underscores the mutual military support in Joab’s strategy.
Root and etymology
b-n-y
“son”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:12
And he said, “If Aram is stronger than I, then you will be to me for deliverance ; but if the sons of Ammon are stronger than you, then I will deliver you.”
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Chronicles 19:12, so the Hebrew word וְאִם־בְּנֵ֥י (veimbene) 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.19.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.12.W8.S1) and character.