2 Samuel 16:5:132 Sam.16.5.W13TAB
בֶן־גֵּרָ֔א
bengera
“son of Gera”
- Transliteration
- ben-ge-RA
- Extended
- behng-gee-RAA
- IPA
- /bɛn.ɡeːˈraː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Gera
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ge-RA
- phraseyour reading level
shim-E ben-ge-RA
- clause
ve-hi-NE mi-SHAM ISH yo-TSE mi-mish-pa-KHA-t BET-sha-UL u-she-MO shim-E ben-ge-RA yo-TSE ya-TSO u-me-kal-LEL
- sentence
u-VA ha-ME-lekh da-VID ad-ba-khu-RIM ve-hi-NE mi-SHAM ISH yo-TSE mi-mish-pa-KHA-t BET-sha-UL u-she-MO shim-E ben-ge-RA yo-TSE ya-TSO u-me-kal-LEL
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son, offspring”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:5
And King David came to Bahurim. And behold , from there came a man from the family of the house of Saul, named Shimei son of Gera; he was coming out, coming out and cursing .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:5:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 16:5, so the Hebrew word בֶן־גֵּרָ֔א (bengera) 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.16.5.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.5.W13.S1) and character.