2 Samuel 21:17:32 Sam.21.17.W3TAB
בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֔ה
bentseruya
“son of Zeruiah”
- Transliteration
- ben-tse-ru-YA
- Extended
- behn-tseh-roo-YAA
- IPA
- /ben.tsə.ruːˈjaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Zeruiah
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
ben-tse-ru-YA
- phraseyour reading level
a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA
- clause
va-ya-e-ZAR-lo a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI va-ye-mi-TE-hu
- sentence
va-ya-e-ZAR-lo a-vi-SHAI ben-tse-ru-YA va-YAKH et-ha-pe-lish-TI va-ye-mi-TE-hu AZ nish-be-U an-she-da-VID LO le-MOR lo-te-TSE OD i-TA-nu la-mil-kha-MA ve-LO te-kha-BE et-NER yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct phrase ’ăvîšay ben Tsərûyāh {אֲבִישַׁי בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֔ה | ’ăvîšay ben tsərûyāh} specifies the agent.
Root and etymology
b-n-nbet–nun–nun
“son; descendant”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:17
But Abishai son of Zeruiah came to his aid and struck the Philistine down, putting him to death. Then the men of David swore an oath to him, saying, “You shall not go out with us again to battle , and you will not extinguish the lamp of Israel.”
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 21:17, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־צְרוּיָ֔ה (bentseruya) 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.21.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.17.W3.S1) and character.