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

Result
בֶּן + צְ + רֻ + יָ֑ה
ben + tse + ru + ya
bentseruya

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end
Tsadets as in cats
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qibbutsshort 'oo' as in food
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ben-tse-ru-YA

  2. phraseyour reading level

    yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA

  3. clause

    va-YE-da yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA

  4. 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 context2 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.