2 Samuel 13:32:102 Sam.13.32.W10TAB
בְּנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
benehamelekh
“sons of the king”
- Transliteration
- be-NE-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- beh-NEE-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /bəneː.hamˈmɛ.lɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of the king
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NE-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ET kol-ha-ne-a-RIM be-NE-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-YA-an yo-na-DAV ben-shim-A a-khi-da-VID va-yo-MER al-yo-MAR a-do-NI ET kol-ha-ne-a-RIM be-NE-ha-ME-lekh he-MI-tu ki-am-NON le-vad-DO MET
- sentence
va-YA-an yo-na-DAV ben-shim-A a-khi-da-VID va-yo-MER al-yo-MAR a-do-NI ET kol-ha-ne-a-RIM be-NE-ha-ME-lekh he-MI-tu ki-am-NON le-vad-DO MET ki-al-PI av-sha-LOM ha-ye-TA su-MA mi-YOM a-NO-to ET ta-MAR a-kho-TO
Exegesis
The object of hemitu {הֵמִיתוּ | hē-mî-tu} ‘they killed’ is marked by et {אֵת | ’ēt} preceding kol hanearim benei hamelekh {כָּל־הַנְּעָרִים בְּנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ | kol-han-ne-’ă-rîm bĕ-nê-ham-mé-leḵ} ‘all the young men, sons of the king’, ensuring clarity.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:32
Then Jonadab, son of Shimeah, David’s brother, answered and said, “Let not my lord say that they have killed all the young men, the king’s sons, for only Amnon is dead. For by Absalom’s plan it was set from the day he afflicted Tamar his sister.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:32:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 2 Samuel 13:32, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (benehamelekh) 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.13.32.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.32.W10.S1) and character.