1 Chronicles 20:7:51 Chr.20.7.W5TAB
בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖א
benshimea
“son of Shimea”
- Transliteration
- ben-shim-e-A
- Extended
- behn-shihm-eh-AA
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʃim.ʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Shimea
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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Word in context
- word
ben-shim-e-A
- clause
va-yak-KE-hu ye-ho-na-TAN ben-shim-e-A a-KHI da-VID
- sentence
va-ye-kha-REF et-yis-ra-EL va-yak-KE-hu ye-ho-na-TAN ben-shim-e-A a-KHI da-VID
Exegesis
The construct chain yehonatan {יְה֣וֹנָתָ֔ן | ye·hō·nā·ṯān} ‘Jonathan’, ben-shimea {בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖א | ben·shim·‘ā} ‘son of Shimea’, achi david {אֲחִ֥י דָוִֽיד | ’a·ḥî dā·wî·ḏ} ‘brother of David’ identifies the actor’s lineage and clarifies that Shimea is David’s brother. The word order is preserved to reflect the swift transition from insult to retributive violence.
In context — 1 Chronicles 20:7
He taunted Israel, and Jonathan, the son of Shimea, David’s brother, struck him down .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 20:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Chronicles 20:7, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖א (benshimea) 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.20.7.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.20.7.W5.S1) and character.