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
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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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-a-KHI-ya
- phraseyour reading level
ba-SHA ben-a-KHI-ya al-kol-yis-ra-EL
- 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
- 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 context — 1 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.