2 Kings 23:10:52 Kgs.23.10.W5TAB
בני־בֶן־הִנֹּ֑ם
benevenhinom
“sons of the son of Hinnom”
- Transliteration
- be-NE-ven-hi-NOM
- Extended
- beh-NEE-veh-n-hih-NOHM
- IPA
- /bəˈneː.vɛn.hinˈnɔːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of the son of Hinnom
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-NE-ven-hi-NOM
- 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.’
Root and etymology
Rootbet–nun
“son”
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 23:10:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Kings 23:10, so the Hebrew word בני־בֶן־הִנֹּ֑ם (benevenhinom) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.10.W5.S1) and character.