2 Samuel 19:32:42 Sam.19.32.W4TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:33
בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֖ים
benshemonim
“a son of eighty”
- Transliteration
- ben-she-mo-NIM
- Extended
- behn-sheh-moh-NEEM
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʃəmoːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son of eighty
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-she-mo-NIM
- clause
u-var-zil-LAI za-KEN me-OD ben-she-mo-NIM sha-NA
- sentence
u-var-zil-LAI za-KEN me-OD ben-she-mo-NIM sha-NA ve-HU-KHIL-kal et-ha-ME-lekh be-shi-va-TO be-ma-kha-NA-yim KI-ISH ga-DOL HU me-OD
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:32
Now Barzillai was very old, and he had provided provisions to the king during his stay in Mahanaim , for he was a very great man.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:32:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 19:32, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֖ים (benshemonim) 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.19.32.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.32.W4.S1) and character.