2 Chronicles 20:14:22 Chr.20.14.W2TAB
בֶּן־זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ
benzekharyahu
“son of Zechariah”
- Transliteration
- ben-ze-khar-YA-hu
- Extended
- behn-zeh-khar-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /bɛn.zəxarˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Zechariah
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ben-ze-khar-YA-hu
- clause
ve-yakh-a-zi-EL ben-ze-khar-YA-hu ben-be-na-YA ben-ye-i-EL ben-mat-ta-ni-YA ha-le-VI min-be-NE a-SAF
- sentence
ve-yakh-a-zi-EL ben-ze-khar-YA-hu ben-be-na-YA ben-ye-i-EL ben-mat-ta-ni-YA ha-le-VI min-be-NE a-SAF hai-TA a-LAV RU-akh Ye-ho-VAH be-TOKH ha-ka-HAL
Exegesis
A series of construct chains with ben {בֶּן־ | ben-} ‘son of’ establishes his genealogy, emphasizing Levitical heritage.
Root and etymology
ב־ן
“son, descendant”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:14
And the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel, son of Zechariah, son of Benaiah, son of Jeiel, son of Mattaniah, the Levite of the descendants of Asaph, in the midst of the assembly .
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Chronicles 20:14, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־זְכַרְיָ֡הוּ (benzekharyahu) 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.20.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.14.W2.S1) and character.