2 Samuel 19:16:42 Sam.19.16.W4TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:17
בֶּן־הַיְמִינִ֔י
benhayemini
“a Benjaminite”
- Transliteration
- ben-ha-ye-mi-NI
- Extended
- behn-hah-yeh-mih-NEE
- IPA
- /bɛn.hajəmiˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- a Benjaminite
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ha-ye-mi-NI
- clause
va-ye-ma-HER shim-e-I ven-ge-RA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI a-SHER mi-ba-khu-RIM
- sentence
va-ye-ma-HER shim-e-I ven-ge-RA ben-ha-ye-mi-NI a-SHER mi-ba-khu-RIM va-ye-RED im-ISH ye-hu-DA lik-ra-AT ha-ME-lekh da-VID
Exegesis
The Hebrew construct chain ben-Gera ben-hayemini {בֶּן־גֵּרָא בֶּן־הַיְמִינִי | ben-gerāʾ ben-haymīnī} presents lineage by parent and tribal identity.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:16
And Shimei, son of Gera, the Benjamite , who was from Bahurim, hurried and went down with the men of Judah to meet King David .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 19:16, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־הַיְמִינִ֔י (benhayemini) 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.19.16.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.16.W4.S1) and character.