2 Kings 21:1:12 Kgs.21.1.W1TAB
בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֨ים
benshetem
“a son of two”
- Transliteration
- ben-she-TEM
- Extended
- behn-sheh-TEEM
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʃəˈteːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son of two
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| 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-she-TEM
- phraseyour reading level
ben-she-TEM e-se-RE sha-NA
- clause
ben-she-TEM e-se-RE sha-NA me-na-SHE ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM
- sentence
ben-she-TEM e-se-RE sha-NA me-na-SHE ve-mal-KHO va-kha-mi-SHIM ve-kha-MESH sha-NA ma-LAKH bi-ru-sha-LIM ve-SHEM i-MO khef-tsi-VA
Exegesis
The verse begins with the construct phrase ben-shteim {בֶּן־שְׁתִּ֥ים | bĕn-šəṯṯîym} ‘son of twelve,’ indicating age.
Root and etymology
ב־נb-n
“son, descendant”
In context — 2 Kings 21:1
Manasseh was twelve years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-five years in Jerusalem. The name of his mother was Hephzibah .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:1:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Kings 21:1, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־שְׁתֵּ֨ים (benshetem) 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.21.1.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.1.W1.S1) and character.