2 Samuel 18:20:192 Sam.18.20.W19TAB
בֶּן־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ
benhamelekh
“the son of the king”
- Transliteration
- ben-ha-ME-lekh
- Extended
- behn-hah-MEH-lehkh
- IPA
- /bɛn.hamˈmɛlɛx/
Meaning by language
- English
- the son of the king
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Kaf Sofit | final form of Kaf — at word end | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ha-ME-lekh
- phraseyour reading level
KI-al KEN ben-ha-ME-lekh
- clause
ve-ha-YOM ha-ZE LO te-va-SER KI-al KEN ben-ha-ME-lekh MET
- sentence
va-yo-MER LO yo-AV LO ISH be-so-RA a-TA ha-YOM ha-ZE u-vi-sar-TA be-YOM a-KHER ve-ha-YOM ha-ZE LO te-va-SER KI-al KEN ben-ha-ME-lekh MET
Exegesis
The causal connector kî ʿal-kên {כִּי עַל־כֵּן | kî ʿal-kên} ‘because therefore’ introduces the reason: benn hamméleḵ mēṯ {בֶּן־הַמֶּלֶךְ מֵת | benn hamméleḵ mēṯ} ‘the king’s son has died’. The English preserves the Hebrew’s forceful structure by maintaining the repetition and clear cause-effect relation.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son, descendant”
In context — 2 Samuel 18:20
And Joab said, “You are not a bearer of news this day, and you shall bring news on another day; but today you shall not bring news because the king’s son is dead.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 18:20:19 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 19 of 2 Samuel 18:20, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (benhamelekh) 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.18.20.W19, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.18.20.W19.S1) and character.