2 Samuel 13:32:32 Sam.13.32.W3TAB

בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֨ה

benshima

son of Shimeah

Transliteration
ben-shim-A
Extended
behn-shihm-AA
IPA
/ben.ʃimˈʕaː/

Meaning by language

English
son of Shimeah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בֶּן + שִׁמְ + עָ֨ה
ben + shim + a
benshima

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Memm as in mother
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Ayindeep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ben-shim-A

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yo-na-DAV ben-shim-A a-khi-da-VID

  3. 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

  4. 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

Jonadab’s identity is emphasized through the construct chain ben-Shim‘ah achi-David {בֶּן־שִׁמְעָה אֲחִי־דָוִד | ben-Šim-‘āh ’a-ḥî-Dā-wîḏ} ‘son of Shimeah, brother of David’, underlining his intimate vantage point.

Root and etymology

ש־מ־ע

to hear, listen

In context2 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 13:32:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 13:32, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֨ה (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.13.32.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.32.W3.S1) and character.