1 Samuel 20:30:121 Sam.20.30.W12TAB
לְבֶן־יִשַׁ֔י
levenyishai
“for the son of Jesse”
- Transliteration
- le-ven-yish-AI
- Extended
- leh-vehn-yish-AI
- IPA
- /ləvɛn.jiˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the son of Jesse
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
le-ven-yish-AI
- clause
va-yo-MER LO ben-na-a-VAT ha-mar-DUT ha-LO ya-DA-e-ti KI-vo-KHER a-TA le-ven-yish-AI le-vosh-te-KHA u-le-VO-shet e-re-VAT i-ME-kha
- sentence
va-yikhar-AF sha-UL be-yo-NA-tan va-yo-MER LO ben-na-a-VAT ha-mar-DUT ha-LO ya-DA-e-ti KI-vo-KHER a-TA le-ven-yish-AI le-vosh-te-KHA u-le-VO-shet e-re-VAT i-ME-kha
Exegesis
The construct chain ben-yishai benukha {בֶּן-יִשַׁי בְּנֻךָ | ben-yišay bǝnukhā} ‘son of Jesse, your son’ underscores Jonathan’s lineage.
Root and etymology
ב–נ–י
“son, child”
In context — 1 Samuel 20:30
Then Saul’s anger flared against Jonathan, and he said to him, “You son of a perverse, rebellious woman ! Did I not know that you have chosen the son of Jesse to your own shame and to the shame of your mother’s nakedness ?”
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 20:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 1 Samuel 20:30, so the Hebrew word לְבֶן־יִשַׁ֔י (levenyishai) 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.20.30.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.20.30.W12.S1) and character.