2 Kings 14:8:72 Kgs.14.8.W7TAB
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-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU
- clause
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR
- sentence
AZ sha-LAKH a-mats-YA mal-a-KHIM el-ye-ho-ASH ben-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-ye-HU ME-lekh yis-ra-EL le-MOR le-KHA nit-ra-E fa-NIM
Exegesis
The destination is given by the construct chain ʾel-Yehoʾash ben-Yehoʾakhaz ben-Yēhūʾ melek Yisrael, linking ʾel-Yehoʾash {אֶל־יְהוֹאָ֨שׁ | ʾel-yə-hō-ʾāš} with successive ben-Yehoʾakhaz {בֶּן־יְהוֹאָחָ֧ז | ben-yə-hō-ʾā-ḥaz} and ben-Yēhūʾ {בֶּן־יֵה֛וּא | ben-yē-hūʾ} constructs.
Root and etymology
b-n
“son”
In context — 2 Kings 14:8
Then Amaziah sent messengers to Jehoash son of Jehoahaz, son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, “Come, let us meet face to face .”
About this coordinate
2 Kings 14:8:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Kings 14:8, 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 Kgs.14.8.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.14.8.W7.S1) and character.