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
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| 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
u-ve-na-YA
- clause
u-ve-na-YA ben-ye-ho-ya-DA al-ha-khi ha-khe-re-TI ve-al-ha-pe-le-TI
- 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 context — 2 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.