1 Kings 17:20:131 Kgs.17.20.W13TAB
אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ׃
etbena
“{direct object} her son”
- Transliteration
- et-be-NA
- Extended
- eht-beh-NAA
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈnaːh/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} her son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-NA
- phraseyour reading level
le-ha-MIT et-be-NA
- clause
ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI ha-GAM al-ha-al-ma-NA a-sher-a-NI mit-go-RE-r im-MA ha-re-O-ta le-ha-MIT et-be-NA
- sentence
va-yik-RA el-ye-ho-VAH va-yo-MAR ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HAI ha-GAM al-ha-al-ma-NA a-sher-a-NI mit-go-RE-r im-MA ha-re-O-ta le-ha-MIT et-be-NA
Exegesis
The relative clause “with whom” preserves אַשֶּׁר־עִמָּהּ, and the direct object marker ʾetbənāẖ {אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ | ʾetbənāẖ} is rendered “her son.”
Root and etymology
Rootbet–nun
“son”
In context — 1 Kings 17:20
And he called to the LORD and said, “O LORD my God , is it also on the widow with whom I am sojourning, that You have brought harm by causing her son to die?”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 17:20:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 1 Kings 17:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּנָֽהּ׃ (etbena) 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.17.20.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.17.20.W13.S1) and character.