2 Kings 15:17:102 Kgs.15.17.W10TAB
בֶּן־גָּדִ֧י
bengadi
“son of Gadi”
- Transliteration
- ben-GA-di
- Extended
- BEHN-GAA-dee
- IPA
- /bɛn.ɡaːˈdiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Gadi
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ben-GA-di
- phraseyour reading level
me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di al-yis-ra-EL
- clause
MA-lakh me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di al-yis-ra-EL E-ser sha-NIM be-sho-me-RON
- sentence
bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM va-TE-sha sha-NA la-a-zar-YA ME-lekh ye-hu-DA MA-lakh me-na-KHEM ben-GA-di al-yis-ra-EL E-ser sha-NIM be-sho-me-RON
Exegesis
The verb mālaḵ {מָלַךְ | mālaḵ} ‘he reigned’ introduces a new ruler with mĕnaḥēm ben gādī {מְנַחֵם בֶּן־גָּדִי | mĕnaḥēm ben gādī} ‘Menahem son of Gadi’ providing lineage.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Kings 15:17
In the thirty-ninth year of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned ten years in Samaria .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:17:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 15:17, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־גָּדִ֧י (bengadi) 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.15.17.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.17.W10.S1) and character.