1 Kings 14:21:51 Kgs.14.21.W5TAB
בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים
benarbaim
“a son of forty”
- Transliteration
- ben-ar-ba-IM
- Extended
- behn-ahr-baa-IHM
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔar.baːˈʕiːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son of forty
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ar-ba-IM
- phraseyour reading level
ben-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA re-kha-VAM be-mal-KHO
- clause
ben-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA re-kha-VAM be-mal-KHO u-sha-VA e-se-RE sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im ha-IR a-sher-ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH la-SUM et-she-MO SHAM mi-KOL shiv-TE yis-ra-EL ve-SHEM im-MO na-a-MA ha-a-mo-NIT-akh
- sentence
u-re-kha-vam ben-she-lo-MO ma-LAKH bi-ye-hu-DA ben-ar-ba-IM ve-a-KHAT sha-NA re-kha-VAM be-mal-KHO u-sha-VA e-se-RE sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-im ha-IR a-sher-ba-KHAR ye-ho-VAH la-SUM et-she-MO SHAM mi-KOL shiv-TE yis-ra-EL ve-SHEM im-MO na-a-MA ha-a-mo-NIT-akh
Exegesis
Accession age is expressed through the Hebrew age formula ben-ʾarbāʿîm wə-ʾaḥat šānāh {בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִים וְאַחַת שָׁנָה | ben-ʾarbāʿîm wə-ʾaḥat šānāh} ‘a son of forty and one year,’ followed by resumptive repetition of the king’s name, a common royal-notice style that re-anchors the subject before giving duration.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 1 Kings 14:21
And Rehoboam , the son of Solomon, reigned in Judah. Forty-one years old was Rehoboam when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD chose from all the tribes of Israel to set His Name there. And his mother’s name was Naamah the Ammonite.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 14:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 14:21, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֣ים (benarbaim) 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 Kgs.14.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.14.21.W5.S1) and character.