1 Samuel 14:16:51 Sam.14.16.W5TAB
בִּנְיָמִ֑ן
binyamin
“Benjamin”
- Transliteration
- bin-ya-MIN
- Extended
- bihn-yah-MEEN
- IPA
- /binjaˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- Benjamin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
bin-ya-MIN
- clause
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN
- sentence
va-yir-U ha-tso-FIM le-sha-UL be-giv-AT bin-ya-MIN ve-hin-NE he-ha-MON na-MOG va-YE-lekh va-ha-LOM
Exegesis
The construct chain lə-šā-ʾūl bǝ-gi-ʿaṯ bin-yā-min {לְשָׁאוּל֙ בְּגִבְעַ֖ת בִּנְיָמִ֑ן} combines prepositional possession and locative elements to situate Saul’s watchers in Gibeah of Benjamin.
In context — 1 Samuel 14:16
Saul’s lookouts in Gibeah of Benjamin saw, and behold, the multitude was melting away and going here and there.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 14:16:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 1 Samuel 14:16, so the Hebrew word בִּנְיָמִ֑ן (binyamin) 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 Sam.14.16.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.14.16.W5.S1) and character.