2 Kings 17:1:92 Kgs.17.1.W9TAB
בֶּן־אֵלָ֧ה
benela
“son of Elah”
- Transliteration
- ben-E-la
- Extended
- BEHN-EE-laa
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔeːˈlaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Elah
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-E-la
- phraseyour reading level
ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ve-sho-me-RON
- clause
ma-LAKH ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ve-sho-me-RON al-yis-ra-EL TE-sha sha-NIM
- sentence
bish-NAT she-TEM e-se-RE le-a-KHAZ ME-lekh ye-hu-DA ma-LAKH ho-SHE-a ben-E-la ve-sho-me-RON al-yis-ra-EL TE-sha sha-NIM
Exegesis
The construct ben-eleh {בֶּן־אֵלָ֧ה | ben-ʾēlâ} ‘son of Elah’ specifies paternal lineage.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Kings 17:1
In the twelfth year of Ahaz, king of Judah, Hoshea son of Elah began his reign in Samaria over Israel and ruled for nine years.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:1:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Kings 17:1, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אֵלָ֧ה (benela) 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.17.1.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.1.W9.S1) and character.