1 Samuel 22:20:21 Sam.22.20.W2TAB
בֵּן־אֶחָ֗ד
benekhad
“a son of one or one son”
- Transliteration
- ben-e-KHAD
- Extended
- behn-eh-KHAAD
- IPA
- /ben.ʔɛˈħaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son of one or one son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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Word in context
- word
ben-e-KHAD
- phraseyour reading level
va-yim-ma-LET ben-e-KHAD
- clause
va-yim-ma-LET ben-e-KHAD la-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV u-she-MO ev-ya-TAR
- sentence
va-yim-ma-LET ben-e-KHAD la-a-khi-ME-lekh ben-a-khi-TUV u-she-MO ev-ya-TAR va-yiv-RAKH a-kha-RE da-VID
Exegesis
The phrase ben echad {בֵּן־אֶחָד | bê·n ʾĕ·chāḏ} ‘one son’ denotes the sole survivor.
Root and etymology
ḥ-dḥ-d
“one”
In context — 1 Samuel 22:20
But one son of Ahimelech , son of Ahitub, escaped; his name was Abiathar, and he fled after David .
About this coordinate
1 Samuel 22:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 1 Samuel 22:20, so the Hebrew word בֵּן־אֶחָ֗ד (benekhad) 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.22.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Sam.22.20.W2.S1) and character.