2 Samuel 14:1:32 Sam.14.1.W3TAB
בֶּן־צְרֻיָ֑ה
bentseruya
“son of Zeruiah”
- Transliteration
- ben-tse-ru-YA
- Extended
- behn-tseh-ruh-YAA
- IPA
- /ben.tsəruːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Zeruiah
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-tse-ru-YA
- phraseyour reading level
yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA
- clause
va-YE-da yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA
- sentence
va-YE-da yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA ki-LEV ha-ME-lekh al-av-sha-LOM
Exegesis
The subject Yoav ben Tseruyah {יוֹאָ֣ב בֶּן־צְרֻיָ֑ה | yô’āḇ ben-ṣərûyāh} is foregrounded with maternal lineage.
Root and etymology
RootBet Nun
“son”
In context — 2 Samuel 14:1
Joab son of Zeruiah realized that the king’s heart was toward Absalom.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 14:1, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־צְרֻיָ֑ה (bentseruya) 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.14.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.1.W3.S1) and character.