2 Chronicles 18:23:32 Chr.18.23.W3TAB
בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֔ה
benkenaana
“son of Chenaanah”
- Transliteration
- ben-ke-na-a-NA
- Extended
- behn-keh-nah-ah-NAA
- IPA
- /bɛn.kə.na.ʕăˈnaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Chenaanah
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ke-na-a-NA
- phraseyour reading level
tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA
- clause
va-yig-GASH tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA va-YAKH et-mi-kha-YE-hu al-hal-LE-khi
- sentence
va-yig-GASH tsid-ki-YA-hu ben-ke-na-a-NA va-YAKH et-mi-kha-YE-hu al-hal-LE-khi va-yo-MER EI ZE ha-DE-rekh a-VAR RU-akh-ye-ho-VAH me-it-TI le-dab-BER o-TAKH
Exegesis
The construct phrase Tsidqiyyāhu ben-kenaʿānāh {צִדְקִיָּהוּ בֶן־כְּנַעֲנָה | Ṣidqiyyāhu ben-kenaʿānāh} identifies the actor by name and lineage.
In context — 2 Chronicles 18:23
Then Zedekiah son of Kenaanah came near and struck Micaiah on the cheek , and said, “Which way did the Spirit of the LORD pass from me to speak to you?”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 18:23:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 18:23, so the Hebrew word בֶֽן־כְּנַעֲנָ֔ה (benkenaana) 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 2 Chr.18.23.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.18.23.W3.S1) and character.