1 Samuel 17:23:61 Sam.17.23.W6TAB
הַבֵּנַ֡יִם
habenayim
“the between, the champion”
- Transliteration
- ha-be-NA-yim
- Extended
- hah-beh-NAH-yeem
- IPA
- /hab.beːˈna.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- the between, the champion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ha-be-NA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hi-NE ISH ha-be-NA-yim
- clause
ve-HU me-da-BER i-MAM ve-hi-NE ISH ha-be-NA-yim o-LE gal-YAT ha-pe-li-shi-TI she-MO mi-GAT me-me-a-ROT mi-ma-ar-KHOT pe-li-shi-TIM va-ye-da-BER kad-de-va-RIM ha-E-le
- sentence
ve-HU me-da-BER i-MAM ve-hi-NE ISH ha-be-NA-yim o-LE gal-YAT ha-pe-li-shi-TI she-MO mi-GAT me-me-a-ROT mi-ma-ar-KHOT pe-li-shi-TIM va-ye-da-BER kad-de-va-RIM ha-E-le va-yish-MA da-VID
Exegesis
The shift introduced by vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hinnēh} ‘and behold’ spotlights ish habbenayim {אִישׁ הַבֵּנַיִם | ʾîš hab-bē-na-yim}, designating the duel combatant.
Root and etymology
b-n-y
“between”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:23
While he was speaking with them, the champion emerged—Goliath the Philistine from Gath—from the ranks of the Philistines; he spoke the same words , and David heard.
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 1 Samuel 17:23, so the Hebrew word הַבֵּנַ֡יִם (habenayim) 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.17.23.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.23.W6.S1) and character.