בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד

   ben-ha-DAD

   Ben-hadad
2. clause🔊 וַיֵּצֵ֤א אֵלָיו֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד וֽ͏ַיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃

   va-ye-TSE e-LAV ben-ha-DAD va-ya-a-LE-hu al-ha-mer-ka-VA

   and he went out to him Ben-hadad and he brought him up upon the chariot
3. sentence🔊 וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ יְנַחֲשׁ֨וּ וַֽיְמַהֲר֜וּ וַיַּחְלְט֣וּ הֲמִמֶּ֗נּוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אָחִ֣יךָ בֶן־הֲדַ֔ד וַיֹּ֖אמֶר בֹּ֣אוּ קָחֻ֑הוּ וַיֵּצֵ֤א אֵלָיו֙ בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד וֽ͏ַיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה׃

   ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ye-na-kha-SHU va-ye-ma-ha-RU va-yakh-le-TU ha-mim-me-NU va-yo-me-RU a-KHI-kha ven-ha-DAD va-YO-mer BO-u ka-KHU-hu va-ye-TSE e-LAV ben-ha-DAD va-ya-a-LE-hu al-ha-mer-ka-VA

   and the men were divining or watching for an omen and they hurried and they seized or took it firmly from him and they said your brother Ben-hadad and he said come take him and he went out to him Ben-hadad and he brought him up upon the chariot

Exegesis

The narrative then returns to the Qal imperfect vayetze {וַיֵּצֵ֤א | wa-yē-ṣēʾ} “he went out,” followed by the proper name Ben-Hadad {בֶן־הֲדַ֔ד | ben-hă-dad}, and concludes with the Hiphil imperfect vayya'alehu {וַיַּעֲלֵ֖הוּ | wa-ya-ʿă-lē-hū} plus al-ha-merkavah {עַל־הַמֶּרְכָּבָֽה | ʿal-ham-mer-ḵā-vāh}, which denotes “he caused him to go up upon the chariot,” an honorific gesture. This structure fosters narrative momentum and highlights the diplomatic exchange.