2 Samuel 16:11:132 Sam.16.11.W13TAB

בֶּן־הַיְמִינִ֗י

benhayemini

a Benjaminite

Transliteration
ben-ha-ye-mi-NI
Extended
behn-hah-yeh-mee-NEE
IPA
/bɛn.haj.jə.miːˈniː/

Meaning by language

English
a Benjaminite

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בֶּן + הַ + יְ + מִי + נִ֗י
ben + ha + ye + mi + ni
benhayemini

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Patachshort 'ah' as in father
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Nunn as in new
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    ben-ha-ye-mi-NI

  2. clause

    ve-AF ki-a-TA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI ha-NI-khu LO vi-kal-LEL KI a-MAR-lo ye-ho-VAH

  3. sentence

    va-YO-mer da-VID el-a-vi-SHAI ve-el-kol-a-va-DAIV hi-NE ve-NI a-sher-ya-TSA mi-ME-ai me-vak-KESH et-naf-SHI ve-AF ki-a-TA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI ha-NI-khu LO vi-kal-LEL KI a-MAR-lo ye-ho-VAH

Exegesis

The comparative ve’af ki atah {וְאַף כִּי־עַתָּה | wə-ʾap kî-ʿa-tāh} ‘and now if even’ contrasts this kinship with ben-haymini {בֶּן־הַיְמִינִי | ben-ha-yə-mî-nî} ‘the Benjamite’.

Root and etymology

b-nbet–nun

son, offspring

In context2 Samuel 16:11

And David said to Abishai and to all his servants , “Behold, my son who came forth from my own body is seeking my life; how much more now this Benjamite! Leave him alone and let him curse, for the LORD has told him to do so.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 16:11:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 16:11, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־הַיְמִינִ֗י (benhayemini) 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.16.11.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.11.W13.S1) and character.