2 Samuel 14:11:132 Sam.14.11.W13TAB
אֶת־בְּנִ֑י
etbeni
“{direct object marker} my son”
- Transliteration
- et-be-NI
- Extended
- eht-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} my son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-NI
- clause
va-to-MER yiz-KAR-na ha-ME-lekh et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-ha-rBIt me-har-BAT go-EL ha-DAM le-sha-KHET ve-LO yash-mi-DU et-be-NI
- sentence
va-to-MER yiz-KAR-na ha-ME-lekh et-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-kha me-ha-rBIt me-har-BAT go-EL ha-DAM le-sha-KHET ve-LO yash-mi-DU et-be-NI va-YO-mer KHAI-ye-ho-VAH im-yip-POL mi-sa-a-RAT be-NE-kh AR-tse
Exegesis
The phrase “the king remember the LORD your God” uses the direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} to mark YHWH {יְהוָ֣ה | Yə-hō-wāh}.
The negative velo yashmidu {וְלֹ֥א יַשְׁמִ֖ידוּ | wə-lōʾ yaš-mî-du} emphasizes complete non-annihilation of beni {בְּנִ֑י | bĕ-nî}.
In context — 2 Samuel 14:11
She said, “Let the king now remember the LORD your God , so that the avenger may not multiply to destroy my son.” And he said, “As the LORD lives, not one hair of your son shall fall to the ground.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 14:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 14:11, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּנִ֑י (etbeni) 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.14.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.14.11.W13.S1) and character.