2 Samuel 17:10:132 Sam.17.10.W13TAB
וּבְנֵי־חַ֖יִל
uvenekhayil
“and sons of valor or valiant men”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-NE-KHA-yil
- Extended
- oo-veh-NEE-KHAH-yihl
- IPA
- /uː.vəˈneː.ħaˈjil/
Meaning by language
- English
- and sons of valor or valiant men
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
u-ve-NE-KHA-yil
- clause
ki-yo-DE-a kol-yis-ra-EL ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha u-ve-NE-KHA-yil a-SHER i-TO
- sentence
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS ki-yo-DE-a kol-yis-ra-EL ki-gi-BOR a-VI-kha u-ve-NE-KHA-yil a-SHER i-TO
Exegesis
Finally, ū-bənē-ḥayil ʾă-šer ʾitô {וּבְנֵי־חַיִל אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ | ū-bənē-ḥayil ʾă-šer ʾitô} ‘and the valiant sons who are with him’ underscores the collective reputation.
Root and etymology
ḥ-y-l
“strength; valor”
In context — 2 Samuel 17:10
Then even the man of valor , whose heart is like the heart of a lion, will surely melt away; for all Israel knows that your father is a mighty man , and that the sons of valor who are with him.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 17:10:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of 2 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word וּבְנֵי־חַ֖יִל (uvenekhayil) 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.17.10.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.10.W13.S1) and character.