1 Kings 16:29:141 Kgs.16.29.W14TAB
בֶּן־עָמְרִ֤י
benomri
“son of Omri”
- Transliteration
- ben-om-RI
- Extended
- behn-om-REE
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʕomˈriː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Omri
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ben-om-RI
- phraseyour reading level
akh-AV ben-om-RI al-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yim-LOKH akh-AV ben-om-RI al-yis-ra-EL be-shom-ROn e-se-RIM u-she-ta-YIM sha-NA
- sentence
ve-akh-AV ben-om-RI ma-LAKH al-yis-ra-EL bish-naT she-lo-SHIM u-she-mo-NE sha-NA le-a-SA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yim-LOKH akh-AV ben-om-RI al-yis-ra-EL be-shom-ROn e-se-RIM u-she-ta-YIM sha-NA
Exegesis
The construct ben-Omri {בֶּן־עָמְרִי | ben-’ōm-rî} precedes the verb malakh {מָלַךְ | mā-laḵ}, establishing lineage before declaring his reign.
In context — 1 Kings 16:29
And Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in the thirty-eighth year of Asa king of Judah, and Ahab son of Omri reigned over Israel in Samaria for twenty-two years.
About this coordinate
1 Kings 16:29:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 16:29, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־עָמְרִ֤י (benomri) 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.16.29.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.16.29.W14.S1) and character.