2 Kings 15:2:12 Kgs.15.2.W1TAB
בֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁ
benshesh
“a son of six”
- Transliteration
- ben-SHESH
- Extended
- behn-SHEHSH
- IPA
- /bɛnˈʃeːʃ/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son of six
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 | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-SHESH
- phraseyour reading level
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA
- clause
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-SHESH e-se-RE sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM u-she-TA-yim sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO ye-khal-ya-HU mi-ru-sha-LIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the construct chain ben {בֶּן | ben} ‘son’ plus the numeral shesh-esreh {שֵׁ֨שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה | šeš-ʿe-se-re} ‘sixteen’, an idiom for expressing age.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Kings 15:2
He was sixteen years old when he became king, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jekoliah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 15:2, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־שֵׁ֨שׁ (benshesh) 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.15.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.2.W1.S1) and character.