1 Kings 15:33:81 Kgs.15.33.W8TAB

בֶן־אֲחִיָּ֤ה

benakhiya

son of Ahijah

Transliteration
ben-a-KHI-ya
Extended
BEHN-ah-KHEE-yah
IPA
/bɛn.ʔăħijˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English
son of Ahijah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בֶן + אֲ + חִ + יָּ֤ה
ben + a + khi + ya
benakhiya

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ben-a-KHI-ya

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA

  4. sentence

    bish-NAT sha-LOSH le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL be-tir-TSA e-sre-RIM ve-ar-BA sha-NA

Exegesis

The Qal perfect malakh {מָ֠לַךְ | mālaḵ} ‘reigned’ introduces the main verb, followed by ben-Achiyah {בֶן־אֲחִיָּ֤ה | ben-ʾăḥiyyāh} ‘son of Ahijah’ as patronymic.

In context1 Kings 15:33

In the third year of Asa king of Judah, Baasha son of Ahijah began to reign over all Israel in Tirzah for twenty-four years.

About this coordinate

1 Kings 15:33:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 1 Kings 15:33, so the Hebrew word בֶן־אֲחִיָּ֤ה (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.15.33.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.15.33.W8.S1) and character.