2 Samuel 19:4:112 Sam.19.4.W11TABWLC 2 Samuel 19:5
בְּנִ֣י
beni
“my son”
- Transliteration
- be-NI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-NI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NI be-NI
- clause
be-NI av-sha-LOM av-sha-LOM be-NI be-NI
- sentence
ve-ha-ME-lekh la-AT ET-pa-NA-v va-yiz-AK ha-ME-lekh KOL ga-DOL be-NI av-sha-LOM av-sha-LOM be-NI be-NI
Exegesis
The vocative bənī {בְּנִי | bənî} flanking ʾavšālōm {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʾavšālōm} in double address underscores profound personal loss, mirroring Hebrew lament patterns.
In context — 2 Samuel 19:4
And the king covered his face and the king cried out with a loud voice , “My son Absalom! Absalom, my son, my son!”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 19:4:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of 2 Samuel 19:4, so the Hebrew word בְּנִ֣י (beni) 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.19.4.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.19.4.W11.S1) and character.