2 Samuel 19:35:12 Sam.19.35.W1TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:36
בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֣ים
benshemonim
“a son of eighty”
- Transliteration
- ben-she-MO-nim
- Extended
- behn-sheh-MOH-neem
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʃəˈmoː.niːm/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ben-she-MO-nim sha-NA
- clause
ben-she-MO-nim sha-NA a-no-KHI ha-YOM ha-e-DA ben-TOV le-RA im-yit-AM av-de-KHA et-a-SHER o-KHAL ve-et-a-SHER esh-TE im-esh-MA OD be-KOL sha-RIM ve-sha-ROT ve-la-MA yih-ye av-de-KHA OD le-ma-SA
- sentence
ben-she-MO-nim sha-NA a-no-KHI ha-YOM ha-e-DA ben-TOV le-RA im-yit-AM av-de-KHA et-a-SHER o-KHAL ve-et-a-SHER esh-TE im-esh-MA OD be-KOL sha-RIM ve-sha-ROT ve-la-MA yih-ye av-de-KHA OD le-ma-SA el-a-do-NI ha-ME-lekh
Exegesis
The verse opens with the age idiom ben-šmonim šānāh ʾānōkhî hayyōm {בֵּן־שְׁמֹנִים שָׁנָה אָנֹכִי הַיּוֹם}, literally “son of eighty years am I today,” highlighting the speaker’s advanced age.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Samuel 19:35
I am a son of eighty years this day; can I discern between what is pleasing and what is not? Can your servant taste what I eat or what I drink? Can I still hear the voice of male and female singers? And why should your servant remain a burden to my lord the king?
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:35:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 19:35, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־שְׁמֹנִ֣ים (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.19.35.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.35.W1.S1) and character.