1 Chronicles 19:9:21 Chr.19.9.W2TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
bene
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NE
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
be-NE
- phraseyour reading level
be-NE a-MON
- clause
va-ye-tsu be-NE a-MON va-ya-a-re-khu mil-kha-ma PE-takh ha-IR
- sentence
va-ye-tsu be-NE a-MON va-ya-a-re-khu mil-kha-ma PE-takh ha-IR ve-ham-me-la-KHIM a-sher-BA-u le-vad-DAM ba-sa-DE
Exegesis
The construct bənê ʿammôn {בְּנֵי עַמּוֹן | bənê ʿammôn} ‘sons of Ammon’ functions as the subject, which is then qualified by the military verb wayyaʿarēḵû and its object milḥāmâ {מִלְחָמָה | milḥāmâ} ‘battle’.
Root and etymology
b-n-y
“son”
In context — 1 Chronicles 19:9
The sons of Ammon went out and drew up for battle at the entrance of the city, and the kings who had come stood by themselves in the field.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 19:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Chronicles 19:9, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (bene) 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.19.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.19.9.W2.S1) and character.