2 Chronicles 36:2:12 Chr.36.2.W1TAB
בֶּן־שָׁל֧וֹשׁ
benshalosh
“a son of three”
- Transliteration
- ben-sha-LOSH
- Extended
- behn-shah-LOHSH
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʃaˈloːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son of three
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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Word in context
- word
ben-sha-LOSH
- phraseyour reading level
ben-sha-LOSH ve-e-SER-im
- clause
ben-sha-LOSH ve-e-SER-im sha-NA yo-a-KHAZ be-mal-KHO
- sentence
ben-sha-LOSH ve-e-SER-im sha-NA yo-a-KHAZ be-mal-KHO u-she-lo-SHA kho-da-SHIM ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The verse employs the Hebrew age formula ben-shalosh ve’esrim shanah {בֶּן־שָׁל֧וֹשׁ וְעֶשְׂרִ֛ים שָׁנָ֖ה | ben-šālōš wĕ-ʿeśrîm šānāh} “son of three and twenty years,” combining the construct noun ben with a coordinated numeral phrase.
Root and etymology
ב־נ
“to build, son”
In context — 2 Chronicles 36:2
Jehoahaz was twenty-three years old when his reign began, and his rule in Jerusalem lasted three months.
About this coordinate
2 Chronicles 36:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Chronicles 36:2, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־שָׁל֧וֹשׁ (benshalosh) 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.36.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Chr.36.2.W1.S1) and character.