2 Samuel 18:2:92 Sam.18.2.W9TAB

בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙

bentseruya

son of Zeruiah

Transliteration
ben-tse-ru-YA
Extended
behn-tseh-roo-YAA
IPA
/bɛn.tsə.ruːˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English
son of Zeruiah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בֶּן + צְ + רוּ + יָה֙
ben + tse + ru + ya
bentseruya

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end
Tsadets as in cats
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    ben-tse-ru-YA

  2. clause

    va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI

  3. sentence

    va-ye-SHA-lakh da-VID et-HA-am ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD-yo-AV ve-ha-she-li-SHIT be-YAD a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA a-KHI yo-AV ve-ha-she-LI-shet be-YAD i-TAI ha-gi-TI va-yo-MER ha-ME-lekh el-HA-am ya-TSO e-TSE gam-a-NI i-MA-khem

Root and etymology

b-nbet–nun

son, descendant

In context2 Samuel 18:2

And David sent out the people who were with him, dividing them into thirds: a third under the hand of Joab, a third under the hand of Abishai the son of Zeruiah, Joab’s brother, and a third under the hand of Ittai the Gittite. Then the king said to the people, “I myself will surely go out with you.”

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 18:2:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 18:2, 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.18.2.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.2.W9.S1) and character.