1 Samuel 17:4:21 Sam.17.4.W2TAB
אִֽישׁ־הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙
ishhabenayim
“a man of the between, that is the champion”
- Transliteration
- ISH-ha-be-NA-yim
- Extended
- eeSH-hah-beh-NAA-yeem
- IPA
- /ˈʔiːʃ.hab.beːˈnaː.jim/
Meaning by language
- English
- a man of the between, that is the champion
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ISH-ha-be-NA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-TSE ISH-ha-be-NA-yim
- clause
va-ye-TSE ISH-ha-be-NA-yim mi-ma-kha-NOT pe-lish-TIM gol-YAT she-MO mi-GAT
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ISH-ha-be-NA-yim mi-ma-kha-NOT pe-lish-TIM gol-YAT she-MO mi-GAT gav-HO SHESH a-MOT va-ZE-ret
Exegesis
The noun phrase ish-habbenayim {אִישׁ־הַבֵּנַיִם | ʾîš-hab-benā-yim} functions as the subject, designating the appointed combatant.
Root and etymology
א–י–ש
“man”
In context — 1 Samuel 17:4
A champion came out from the Philistine camps. His name was Goliath from Gath, and his height was six cubits and a span .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 17:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 17:4, so the Hebrew word אִֽישׁ־הַבֵּנַ֙יִם֙ (ishhabenayim) 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.17.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.17.4.W2.S1) and character.