2 Chronicles 25:17:82 Chr.25.17.W8TAB
בֶּן־יֵה֛וּא
benyehu
“son of Jehu”
- Transliteration
- ben-ye-HU
- Extended
- behn-yeh-HOO
- IPA
- /bɛn.jeːˈhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Jehu
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ye-HU
- phraseyour reading level
el-yo-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU
- clause
va-yiv-VA-ets a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yish-LAKH el-yo-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
va-yiv-VA-ets a-mats-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA va-yish-LAKH el-yo-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR LEKH le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-yōʾāsh {אֶל־יוֹאָ֨שׁ | ʾel-yō-ʾāš} introduces the addressee, with the construct chain ben-yehoʾakhaz ben-yehū {בֶּן־יְהוֹאָחָ֧ז בֶּן־יֵה֛וּא | ben-yĕ-hō-ʾā-ḥāz ben-yē-hū} emphasizing Joash’s lineage.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Chronicles 25:17
Then Amaziah the king of Judah consulted , and he sent to Joash son of Jehoahaz son of Jehu king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 25:17:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Chronicles 25:17, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־יֵה֛וּא (benyehu) 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.25.17.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.25.17.W8.S1) and character.