2 Kings 15:8:102 Kgs.15.8.W10TAB
בֶן־יָרָבְעָ֧ם
venyaraveam
“son of Jeroboam”
- Transliteration
- ven-ya-ra-ve-AM
- Extended
- VEHN-yah-rah-veh-AHM
- IPA
- /vɛn.jaːraːvˈʕaːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Jeroboam
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ven-ya-ra-ve-AM
- phraseyour reading level
ze-khar-ya-HU ven-ya-ra-ve-AM al-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ma-LAKH ze-khar-ya-HU ven-ya-ra-ve-AM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON shish-SHA kho-da-SHIM
- sentence
bish-NAT she-lo-SHIM u-she-mo-NE sha-NA la-a-zar-ya-HU ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ze-khar-ya-HU ven-ya-ra-ve-AM al-yis-ra-EL be-sho-me-RON shish-SHA kho-da-SHIM
Exegesis
The verb mālaḵ {מָלַךְ | mālaḵ} serves as a perfect narrative marker signaling accession, with ben-yārāḇə‘ām {בֶן־יָרָבְעָם | ben-yārāḇə‘ām} providing Zechariah’s filiation.
Root and etymology
r-b-ʿresh–bet–ayin
“to increase”
In context — 2 Kings 15:8
In the thirty-eighth year of Azariah king of Judah, Zechariah son of Jeroboam became king over Israel in Samaria and reigned six months.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 15:8:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Kings 15:8, so the Hebrew word בֶן־יָרָבְעָ֧ם (venyaraveam) 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.15.8.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.15.8.W10.S1) and character.