2 Chronicles 29:12:142 Chr.29.12.W14TAB
בֶּן־יְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑ל
benyehallelel
“son of Jehallelel”
- Transliteration
- ben-ye-hal-lel-EL
- Extended
- behn-yeh-hahl-LEHL-EEL
- IPA
- /ben.jə.hal.leˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Jehallelel
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 | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
ben-ye-hal-lel-EL
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM ma-KHAT ben-a-ma-SAI ve-yo-EL ben-a-zar-ya-HU min-be-NEI hak-ke-ha-TI u-min-be-NEI me-ra-RI KISH ben-av-DI va-a-zar-ya-HU ben-ye-hal-lel-EL
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu hal-ve-YIM ma-KHAT ben-a-ma-SAI ve-yo-EL ben-a-zar-ya-HU min-be-NEI hak-ke-ha-TI u-min-be-NEI me-ra-RI KISH ben-av-DI va-a-zar-ya-HU ben-ye-hal-lel-EL u-min-hag-ger-shun-NI yo-AKH ben-zim-MA ve-E-den ben-yo-AKH
Exegesis
The construct ben {בֶּן | ben} ‘son of’ connects each personal name to its father, preserving patrilineal descent.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Chronicles 29:12
And the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, from the Kohathites ; and from the Merarites, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; and from the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 29:12:14 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 14 of 2 Chronicles 29:12, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־יְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑ל (benyehallelel) 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.29.12.W14, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.29.12.W14.S1) and character.