2 Kings 18:2:12 Kgs.18.2.W1TAB
בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים
beneserim
“a son of twenty”
- Transliteration
- ben-E-se-RIM
- Extended
- behn-eh-se-REEM
- IPA
- /ben.ʕɛsˈriːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son of twenty
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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-E-se-RIM
- phraseyour reading level
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA
- clause
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-se-RIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim
- sentence
ben-E-se-RIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ha-YA ve-mal-KHO ve-e-se-RIM va-TE-sha sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LA-yim ve-SHEM i-MO a-VI bat-ze-khar-YA
Exegesis
The verse opens with the age construct ben-esrim ve-chamesh šānâ {בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ | bĕn-‘eś-rî·yim wə-ḥā·mêš šā·nâ} “son of twenty-five years,” where a noun in construct with cardinal numerals conveys age.
Root and etymology
Rootb-n
“son”
In context — 2 Kings 18:2
He was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abi daughter of Zechariah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 18:2:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 18:2, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים (beneserim) 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.18.2.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.18.2.W1.S1) and character.