2 Samuel 20:23:62 Sam.20.23.W6TAB
בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע
benyehoyada
“son of Jehoiada”
- Transliteration
- ben-ye-ho-ya-DA
- Extended
- behn-yeh-hoh-yah-DAA
- IPA
- /bɛn.jəhoːjaːˈðɔːʕ/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Jehoiada
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ye-ho-ya-DA
- 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.
Root and etymology
y-dyod–dalet
“hand; power”
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 20:23:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 20:23, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־יְה֣וֹיָדָ֔ע (benyehoyada) 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.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.20.23.W6.S1) and character.