2 Samuel 15:36:42 Sam.15.36.W4TAB

בְנֵיהֶ֔ם

veneihem

their sons

Transliteration
ve-NEI-hem
Extended
veh-NEE-hehm
IPA
/vəneːˈhɛm/

Meaning by language

English
their sons

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְ + נֵי + הֶ֔ם
ve + nei + hem
veneihem

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-NEI-hem

  2. phraseyour reading level

    she-NEI ve-NEI-hem

  3. clause

    hi-NE-SHAM i-MAM she-NEI ve-NEI-hem a-khi-MA-ats le-tsa-DOK vi-yo-NA-tan le-ev-ya-TAR

  4. sentence

    hi-NE-SHAM i-MAM she-NEI ve-NEI-hem a-khi-MA-ats le-tsa-DOK vi-yo-NA-tan le-ev-ya-TAR u-she-lakh-TEM be-ya-DAM e-LAI kal-da-VAR a-SHER tish-me-U

Exegesis

The construct chain šnê bnēhēm {שְׁנֵי בְנֵיהֶם | šnê bnēhēm} ‘two of their sons’ establishes a genitival relationship.

In context2 Samuel 15:36

Behold , there with them are their two sons, Ahimaaz for Zadok and Jonathan for Abiathar. And you shall send to me by their hand every word that you hear.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 15:36:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 15:36, so the Hebrew word בְנֵיהֶ֔ם (veneihem) 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.15.36.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.15.36.W4.S1) and character.