2 Kings 13:25:82 Kgs.13.25.W8TAB
בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֔ל
benkhazael
“son of Hazael”
- Transliteration
- ben-kha-za-EL
- Extended
- behn-khah-zah-EHL
- IPA
- /bɛn.ħăzaːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Hazael
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 | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-kha-za-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ben-ha-DAHD ben-kha-za-EL
- clause
va-ya-SHAV ye-ho-AASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ va-yik-KAKH et-he-a-RIM mi-YAD ben-ha-DAHD ben-kha-za-EL a-SHER lah-KAKH mi-YAD ye-ho-a-KHAZ a-VIV ba-mil-kha-MA
- sentence
va-ya-SHAV ye-ho-AASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ va-yik-KAKH et-he-a-RIM mi-YAD ben-ha-DAHD ben-kha-za-EL a-SHER lah-KAKH mi-YAD ye-ho-a-KHAZ a-VIV ba-mil-kha-MA sha-LOSH pe-a-MIM hi-KA-hu yo-AASH va-ya-SHEV et-a-RE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
A construct chain miyad ben-hadad ben-chazael {מִיַּד בֶּן־הֲדַד בֶּן־חֲזָאֵל | miyyad ben-Hăḏad ben-Ḥăzā’ēl} indicates the source as “from the hand of Ben-Hadad son of Hazael.”
Root and etymology
ב־ן
“son”
In context — 2 Kings 13:25
And Jehoash restored and took the cities from the hand of Ben-Hadad son of Hazael, which he had taken from the hand of his father Jehoahaz in the war. Three times Joash struck him, and he restored the cities of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 13:25:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Kings 13:25, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־חֲזָאֵ֔ל (benkhazael) 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 Kgs.13.25.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.13.25.W8.S1) and character.