2 Samuel 16:9:32 Sam.16.9.W3TAB
בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙
bentseruya
“son of Zeruiah”
- Transliteration
- ben-tse-ru-YA
- Extended
- behn-tseh-roo-YAA
- IPA
- /bɛn.tsəruːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Zeruiah
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-tse-ru-YA
- phraseyour reading level
va-yo-MER a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA
- clause
va-yo-MER a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA el-ha-ME-lekh la-MA ye-kal-LEL ha-KE-lev ha-MET ha-ZE et-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
- sentence
va-yo-MER a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA el-ha-ME-lekh la-MA ye-kal-LEL ha-KE-lev ha-MET ha-ZE et-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh e-e-ve-RA-na ve-a-si-RA et-ro-SHO
Exegesis
The construct chain Avishai ben Tseruyah {אֲבִישַׁי בֶּן־צְרוּיָה | ʼăvîšây ben-ṣərûyâ} identifies the speaker.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son, offspring”
In context — 2 Samuel 16:9
Then Abishai son of Zeruiah said to the king, “Why should this dead dog curse my lord the king? Please allow me to cross over and remove his head.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 16:9:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 16:9, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙ (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.16.9.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.16.9.W3.S1) and character.