2 Samuel 13:3:52 Sam.13.3.W5TAB
בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖ה
benshima
“son of Shimeah”
- Transliteration
- BEN-shim-A
- Extended
- BEHN-shihm-AA
- IPA
- /bɛnʃimˈʕaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Shimeah
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BEN-shim-A
- clause
u-le-am-NON RE-a u-she-MO yo-na-DAV BEN-shim-A a-KHI da-VID
- sentence
u-le-am-NON RE-a u-she-MO yo-na-DAV BEN-shim-A a-KHI da-VID ve-yo-na-DAV ISH kha-KHAM me-OD
Root and etymology
ש־מ־ע
“to hear, listen”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:3
Now Amnon had a friend whose name was Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David’s brother , and Jonadab was a very shrewd man .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:3, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֖ה (benshima) 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 Sam.13.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.3.W5.S1) and character.