2 Samuel 20:23:52 Sam.20.23.W5TAB

וּבְנָיָה֙

uvenaya

and Benaiah

Transliteration
u-ve-na-YA
Extended
oo-veh-nah-YAA
IPA
/uːvənɔːˈjaː/

Meaning by language

English
and Benaiah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
וּ + בְ + נָ + יָה֙
u + ve + na + ya
uvenaya

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Qametslong 'ah'
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    u-ve-na-YA

  2. clause

    u-ve-na-YA ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khi ha-khe-re-TI ve-al-ha-pe-le-TI

  3. sentence

    ve-yo-AV EL kal-ha-tsa-VA yis-ra-EL u-ve-na-YA ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khi ha-khe-re-TI ve-al-ha-pe-le-TI

Exegesis

The coordinator uvenayah ben-yehoiada {וּבְנָיָהׂ בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָע | ū-və-nā-yāh ben-yə-hō-yā-ḏāʿ} sequentially introduces Benaiah.

In context2 Samuel 20:23

And Joab was over all the army of Israel, and Benaiah son of Jehoiada was over the Kerethites and over the Pelethites.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 20:23:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 20:23, so the Hebrew word וּבְנָיָה֙ (uvenaya) 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.20.23.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.23.W5.S1) and character.