2 Chronicles 33:6:32 Chr.33.6.W3TAB
אֶת־בָּנָ֤יו
etbanaiv
“his sons”
- Transliteration
- et-ba-NAIV
- Extended
- eht-baa-NAAV
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.baːˈnaːw/
Meaning by language
- English
- his sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
et-ba-NAIV
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU he-e-VIR et-ba-NAIV ba-ESH
- clause
ve-HU he-e-VIR et-ba-NAIV ba-ESH be-GEI ben-hi-NOM ve-o-NEN ve-ni-KHESH ve-khi-SHEF ve-a-SA OV ve-yid-e-O-ni
- sentence
ve-HU he-e-VIR et-ba-NAIV ba-ESH be-GEI ben-hi-NOM ve-o-NEN ve-ni-KHESH ve-khi-SHEF ve-a-SA OV ve-yid-e-O-ni hir-BA la-a-SOT ha-RA be-e-NEI ye-ho-VAH le-ha-khe-IS-o
Exegesis
The causative verb heʼevir {הֶעֱבִ֨יר | hê·ʾă·ḇîr} ‘he caused to pass’ governs et banav {אֶת־בָּנָ֤יו | ʾet bā·nā·w} ‘his sons’, forming a causative clause implying child sacrifice.
In context — 2 Chronicles 33:6
And he caused his sons to pass through the fire in the Valley of Ben Hinnom, and he practiced soothsaying , divination, and sorcery, and he used mediums and spiritists. He multiplied evil greatly in the eyes of the LORD , provoking Him to anger.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 33:6:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Chronicles 33:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בָּנָ֤יו (etbanaiv) 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.33.6.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.33.6.W3.S1) and character.