2 Samuel 13:35:52 Sam.13.35.W5TAB
בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
venehamelekh
“the sons of the king”
- Transliteration
- ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- veh-NEE-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vəneː.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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
ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
hi-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-yo-MER yo-na-DAV el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u
- sentence
va-yo-MER yo-na-DAV el-ha-ME-lekh hi-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u kid-VAR av-de-KHA KEN ha-YA
Exegesis
The construct phrase bene-ha-melekh {בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ | bə-nē-hām-mé-lekh} ‘the king’s sons’ pairs with the Qal perfect verb bau {בָּ֑אוּ | bā-ʾū} ‘they have come’ to form an announcement of arrival.
Root and etymology
מ־ל־כ
“to reign, king”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:35
And Jonadab said to the king, “Behold , the king’s sons have come, according to the word of your servant , so it has happened.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:35:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:35, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (venehamelekh) 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.13.35.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.35.W5.S1) and character.