2 Kings 17:41:122 Kgs.17.41.W12TAB
בְנֵיהֶ֗ם
venehem
“their sons”
- Transliteration
- ve-ne-HEM
- Extended
- veh-neh-HEEM
- IPA
- /vneːˈhɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- their sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-ne-HEM
- phraseyour reading level
gam-be-NE-hem u-ve-NE ve-NE ve-ne-HEM
- clause
gam-be-NE-hem u-ve-NE ve-NE ve-ne-HEM ka-a-SHER a-SU a-vo-TAM HEM o-SIM AD ha-YOM ha-ZE
- sentence
va-yi-HYU ha-go-YIM ha-E-le ye-re-IM et-Ye-ho-VAH ve-et-pe-si-LE-hem ha-YU o-ve-DIM gam-be-NE-hem u-ve-NE ve-NE ve-ne-HEM ka-a-SHER a-SU a-vo-TAM HEM o-SIM AD ha-YOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
The adverb gam {גַּם־ | gam} extends the description beyond the first generation, and the paired kinship terms bənêhem ûvənê bənêhem {בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם וּבְנֵ֣י בְנֵיהֶ֗ם | bənêhem ûvənê bənêhem} ‘their sons and their grandsons’ functions as a generational merism.
In context — 2 Kings 17:41
And these nations feared the LORD , and they were serving their idols ; also their children and their grandchildren, just as their fathers did, they are doing to this day.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:41:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 17:41, so the Hebrew word בְנֵיהֶ֗ם (venehem) 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.17.41.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.41.W12.S1) and character.