2 Samuel 19:21:32 Sam.19.21.W3TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:22
בֶּן־צְרוּיָה֙
bentseruya
“son of Zeruiah”
- Transliteration
- BEN-tse-ru-YA
- Extended
- BEHN-tseh-roo-YAA
- IPA
- /ben.tsə.ruːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Zeruiah
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
BEN-tse-ru-YA
- phraseyour reading level
va-YA-an a-vi-SHAI BEN-tse-ru-YA
- clause
va-YA-an a-vi-SHAI BEN-tse-ru-YA va-yo-MER ha-TA-khat ZOT LO yu-MAT shim-e-I
- sentence
va-YA-an a-vi-SHAI BEN-tse-ru-YA va-yo-MER ha-TA-khat ZOT LO yu-MAT shim-e-I KI ki-LEL et-me-shi-AKH ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The construct chain ben-ṣəruyyāh {בֶּן־צְרוּיָה | ben-ṣəruyyāh} identifies Abishai by his maternal lineage.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:21
And Abishai, son of Zeruiah, answered and said, “Should not Shimei be put to death for this, for he cursed the LORD ’s anointed?”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:21:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 19:21, 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.19.21.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.21.W3.S1) and character.