1 Kings 15:27:41 Kgs.15.27.W4TAB
בֶן־אֲחִיָּה֙
benakhiya
“son of Ahijah”
- Transliteration
- ben-a-khi-YA
- Extended
- behn-ah-khih-YAA
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔăħijˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Ahijah
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 | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ben-a-khi-YA
- phraseyour reading level
ba-e-SHA ben-a-khi-YA
- clause
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV ba-e-SHA ben-a-khi-YA le-VET yis-sa-SKHAR va-yak-KE-hu ba-e-SHA be-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM
- sentence
va-yik-SHOR a-LAV ba-e-SHA ben-a-khi-YA le-VET yis-sa-SKHAR va-yak-KE-hu ba-e-SHA be-gib-be-TON a-SHER lap-pe-lish-TIM ve-na-DAV ve-KHOL-yis-ra-EL tsa-RIM al-gib-be-TON
Exegesis
The construct ben-akhiyah {בֶּן־אֲחִיָּה֙ | ben-ʾă-ḥî-yā} ‘son of Ahijah’ with levet Issachar {לְבֵ֣ית יִשָּׂשָׁכָ֔ר | lə-ḇêṯ yi-ṣā-šā-ḵār} expresses tribal affiliation.
In context — 1 Kings 15:27
Baasha son of Ahijah, of the house of Issachar, conspired against him; Baasha struck him down at Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines, while Nadab and all Israel were besieging Gibbethon.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 15:27:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Kings 15:27, so the Hebrew word בֶן־אֲחִיָּה֙ (benakhiya) 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.15.27.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.27.W4.S1) and character.