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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tet | t — emphatic | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-a-khi-TUV
- clause
va-yo-MER sha-UL she-MA-na ben-a-khi-TUV
- 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 context — 1 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.