2 Chronicles 20:37:32 Chr.20.37.W3TAB
בֶּן־דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙
bendodavahu
“son of Dodavahu”
- Transliteration
- ben-do-da-VA-hu
- Extended
- behn-doh-daa-VAA-hoo
- IPA
- /bɛn.doː.daːˈvaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Dodavahu
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 | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-do-da-VA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
e-li-E-zer ben-do-da-VA-hu
- clause
va-yit-na-BE e-li-E-zer ben-do-da-VA-hu mim-ma-RE-sha al-ye-ho-sha-FAT le-MOR
- sentence
va-yit-na-BE e-li-E-zer ben-do-da-VA-hu mim-ma-RE-sha al-ye-ho-sha-FAT le-MOR ke-hit-kha-BER-kha im-a-khaz-ya-HU PA-rats ye-ho-VAH et-ma-a-SE-kha va-yish-SHA-vru o-ni-YOT ve-LO ats-RU la-LE-khet el-tar-SHISH
Exegesis
The construct chain ʾElīʿēzēr ben-Dōdāvāhû {אֱלִיעֶזֶר בֶּן־דֹּדָוָהוּ | ʾĕlîʿēzēr ben-dôdāvāhû} identifies the prophetic speaker and lineage, followed by mimmārešāh {מִמָּרֵשָׁה | mimmārešāh} ‘from Mareshah’ indicating origin.
Root and etymology
ב־ן
“son, descendant”
In context — 2 Chronicles 20:37
And Eliezer son of Dodavahu from Mareshah prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, “Because you allied yourself with Ahaziah, the LORD has broken your works .” As a result, the ships were wrecked and were not able to go to Tarshish.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 20:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 20:37, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־דֹּדָוָ֙הוּ֙ (bendodavahu) 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.20.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.20.37.W3.S1) and character.