1 Kings 20:3:51 Kgs.20.3.W5TAB
בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד
benhadad
“Ben-hadad”
- Transliteration
- ben-ha-DAD
- Extended
- behn-hah-DAD
- IPA
- /bɛn.hăˈdad/
Meaning by language
- English
- Ben-hadad
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ben-ha-DAD
- phraseyour reading level
a-MAR ben-ha-DAD
- clause
va-yo-MER LO KO a-MAR ben-ha-DAD kas-pe-KHA u-ze-hav-KHA LI-HU
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO KO a-MAR ben-ha-DAD kas-pe-KHA u-ze-hav-KHA LI-HU ve-na-SHE-kha u-va-NE-kha ha-to-VIM LI-HEM
Exegesis
The proper noun ben-hadad {בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד | ben-hă-ḏaḏ} identifies the Aramean monarch.
In context — 1 Kings 20:3
And he said to him, “Thus says Ben-Hadad : ‘Your silver and your gold belong to me, and your best wives and sons are mine.’”
About this coordinate
1 Kings 20:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Kings 20:3, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד (benhadad) 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.20.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.20.3.W5.S1) and character.