2 Kings 23:30:122 Kgs.23.30.W12TAB
בֶּן־יֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּ
benyoshiyahu
“son of Josiah”
- Transliteration
- ben-yo-shi-YA-hu
- Extended
- behn-yoh-shih-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /bɛn.joːʃijˈjaː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Josiah
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-yo-shi-YA-hu
- clause
va-yik-KAKH am-ha-A-rets et-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-yo-shi-YA-hu va-yim-she-KHU o-TO va-yam-li-KHU o-TO TA-khat a-VIV
- sentence
va-yar-khi-BU-hu a-va-DAV MET mim-me-gid-DO va-ye-vi-U-hu ye-ru-sha-LA-im va-yik-be-RU-hu bik-bu-ra-TO va-yik-KAKH am-ha-A-rets et-ye-ho-a-KHAZ ben-yo-shi-YA-hu va-yim-she-KHU o-TO va-yam-li-KHU o-TO TA-khat a-VIV
Root and etymology
Rootbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Kings 23:30
His servants conveyed him , dead, in a chariot from Megiddo to Jerusalem, and they buried him in his grave. Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz son of Josiah and anointed him and made him king in place of his father.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 23:30:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 23:30, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־יֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּ (benyoshiyahu) 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.23.30.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.23.30.W12.S1) and character.