1 Samuel 16:10:41 Sam.16.10.W4TAB
בָּנָ֖יו
banav
“his sons”
- Transliteration
- ba-NAV
- Extended
- baa-NAAV
- IPA
- /baːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-NAV
- phraseyour reading level
shiv-AT ba-NAV
- clause
va-ya-a-VER yi-SHAI shiv-AT ba-NAV lif-NE she-mu-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-VER yi-SHAI shiv-AT ba-NAV lif-NE she-mu-EL va-yo-MER she-mu-EL el-yi-SHAI lo-va-KHAR ye-ho-VAH ba-EL-le
Exegesis
The construct chain šiv‘at bānāyw {שִׁבְעַת בָּנָיו | šiv‘at bānāyw} groups the sons as seven without naming individuals.
In context — 1 Samuel 16:10
And Jesse caused seven of his sons to pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 16:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 16:10, so the Hebrew word בָּנָ֖יו (banav) 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.16.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.16.10.W4.S1) and character.