2 Samuel 13:36:52 Sam.13.36.W5TAB
בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙
venehamelekh
“sons of the king”
- Transliteration
- ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- veh-NEE-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /vəˈneː.hammɛlɛx/
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
ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
ve-hin-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
va-ye-HI ke-kha-LO-to le-da-BER ve-hin-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u va-yis-E-u ko-LAM va-yiv-KU
- sentence
va-ye-HI ke-kha-LO-to le-da-BER ve-hin-NE ve-NE-ha-ME-lekh BA-u va-yis-E-u ko-LAM va-yiv-KU ve-gam-ha-ME-lekh ve-khol-a-va-DAV BA-khu be-KHI ga-DOL me-OD
Exegesis
The interjection vehinne {וְהִנֵּה | wəhinnê} introduces immediacy, while the construct chain vnei-hamelech {בְנֵי־הַמֶּלֶךְ | bənê hamméleḵ} marks “sons of the king” as subject.
Root and etymology
m-l-k
“to rule, reign”
In context — 2 Samuel 13:36
And it happened as he finished speaking, behold, the sons of the king came, and they lifted their voices and wept. The king and all his servants also wept with very great weeping .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 13:36:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 13:36, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ (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.13.36.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.13.36.W5.S1) and character.