2 Kings 15:32:42 Kgs.15.32.W4TAB
בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ
benremalyahu
“son of Remaliahu”
- Transliteration
- ben-re-mal-YA-hu
- Extended
- behn-reh-mahl-YAA-hu
- IPA
- /bɛn.rəmalˈjaːhuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Remaliahu
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-re-mal-YA-hu
- phraseyour reading level
le-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu
- clause
bish-NAT she-TA-yim le-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu ME-lekh yis-ra-EL
- sentence
bish-NAT she-TA-yim le-PE-kakh ben-re-mal-YA-hu ME-lekh yis-ra-EL ma-LAKH yo-TAM ben-u-zi-YA-hu ME-lekh ye-hu-DA
Exegesis
This is followed by a construct chain lePekah {לְפֶקַח | lə-Pə-qaḥ} ‘to Pekah’ + ben-Remalyahu {בֶּן־רְמַלְיָהוּ | ben-rəmal-yā-hu} ‘son of Remaliah’ + melech {מֶלֶךְ | meleḵ} ‘king’ + Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiś-rā-ʾēl}, serving as the reference point for the Judean king’s accession.
Root and etymology
b-n
“son, descendant”
In context — 2 Kings 15:32
In the second year of Pekah son of Remaliah, king of Israel, Jotham son of Uzziah, king of Judah, began to reign .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 15:32, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־רְמַלְיָ֖הוּ (benremalyahu) 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.15.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.32.W4.S1) and character.