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
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
- phraseyour reading level
yo-na-DAV ben-shim-A a-khi-da-VID
- 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
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 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 13:32:3 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.