1 Kings 21:26:141 Kgs.21.26.W14TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
bene
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NE
- Extended
- beh-NAY
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-NE
- phraseyour reading level
be-NE yis-ra-EL
- clause
ke-KHOL a-SHER a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ho-RISH Ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yat-EV me-OD la-LE-khet a-kha-RE ha-gil-lu-LIM ke-KHOL a-SHER a-SU ha-e-mo-RI a-SHER ho-RISH Ye-ho-VAH mi-pe-NE be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The relative clause asher horish YHWH mipnei benei yisrael {אֲשֶׁר הוֹרִישׁ יְהוָה מִפְּנֵי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ă·šer hō·rîš Yə·hō·wāh mîp·nê bə·nê Yiś·rāʾēl} emphasizes divine agency via the Hiphil perfect. The English rendering preserves sequence, intensification, and theological focus on idolatry and covenantal judgment.
Root and etymology
b-l-ʿ-lBet-Lamed-Ayin-Lamed
“worthlessness, lawlessness”
In context — 1 Kings 21:26
And he acted in an exceedingly abominable way by going after the idols, just as the Amorites had done, whom the LORD drove out before the sons of Israel .
About this coordinate
1 Kings 21:26:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 1 Kings 21:26, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֥י (bene) 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.21.26.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Kgs.21.26.W14.S1) and character.