1 Samuel 22:12:41 Sam.22.12.W4TAB

בֶּן־אֲחִיט֑וּב

benakhituv

son of Ahitub

Transliteration
ben-a-khi-TUV
Extended
behn-ah-khee-TUUV
IPA
/ben.ʔăħiːˈt̪uːv/

Meaning by language

English
son of Ahitub

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בֶּן + אֲ + חִי + ט֑וּב
ben + a + khi + tuv
benakhituv

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Hateph Patachreduced 'ah'
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Tett — emphatic
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

  1. word

    ben-a-khi-TUV

  2. clause

    va-yo-MER sha-UL she-MA-na ben-a-khi-TUV

  3. sentence

    va-yo-MER sha-UL she-MA-na ben-a-khi-TUV va-yo-MER hin-NI a-do-NI

Exegesis

The construct noun ben-ʼa-ḥî-tûv {בֶּן-אֲחִיט֑וּב | ben-ʼa-ḥî-tûv} ‘son of Ahitub’ identifies the addressee by lineage.

Root and etymology

ב־ן

son

In context1 Samuel 22:12

And Saul said, “Listen , son of Ahitub,” and he replied, “Here I am, my lord .”

About this coordinate

1 Samuel 22:12:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Samuel 22:12, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אֲחִיט֑וּב (benakhituv) 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.22.12.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.12.W4.S1) and character.