2 Kings 23:10:42 Kgs.23.10.W4TAB
בְּגֵ֣י
bege
“in the valley of”
- Transliteration
- be-GE
- Extended
- beh-GEE
- IPA
- /bəˈɣeː/
Meaning by language
- English
- in the valley of
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-GE
- phraseyour reading level
be-GE be-NE-ven-hi-NOM
- clause
ve-tim-ME et-ha-TO-fet a-SHER be-GE be-NE-ven-hi-NOM
- sentence
ve-tim-ME et-ha-TO-fet a-SHER be-GE be-NE-ven-hi-NOM le-vil-TI le-ha-a-VIR ISH et-be-NO ve-et-bit-TO ba-ESH la-MO-lekh
Exegesis
The relative clause introduced by asher {אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾăšer} ‘which’ locates it within the construct chain begei bənê ben-hinnom {בְּגֵ֣י בְּנֵי־בֶן־הִנֹּ֑ם | bə-ḡê bənê ben-hin-nōm} ‘in the valley of the sons of Ben-Hinnom.’
In context — 2 Kings 23:10
And he defiled the Topheth , which is in the Valley of Ben-Hinnom, so that no one could cause his son or his daughter to pass through the fire to Molech .
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:10:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Kings 23:10, so the Hebrew word בְּגֵ֣י (bege) 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.23.10.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.10.W4.S1) and character.