2 Samuel 17:10:22 Sam.17.10.W2TAB
גַם־בֶּן־חַ֗יִל
gambenkhayil
“also a son of valor or a valiant man”
- Transliteration
- gam-BEN-KHA-yil
- Extended
- gahm-BEHN-KHAH-yihl
- IPA
- /ɣamˈbɛn.ħaˈjil/
Meaning by language
- English
- also a son of valor or a valiant man
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| 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
gam-BEN-KHA-yil
- phraseyour reading level
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil
- clause
ve-HU gam-BEN-KHA-yil a-SHER li-BO ke-LEV ha-AR-ye hi-MES yi-MAS
- 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
Gam-ben-chayil {גַם־בֶּן־חַיִל | gam-ben-ḥayil} ‘also a son of strength’ emphasizes exceptional valor.
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 17:10:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Samuel 17:10, so the Hebrew word גַם־בֶּן־חַ֗יִל (gambenkhayil) 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.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.17.10.W2.S1) and character.