2 Samuel 21:7:42 Sam.21.7.W4TAB
בֶּן־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן
benyehonatan
“son of Jonathan”
- Transliteration
- ben-ye-ho-na-TAN
- Extended
- behn-yeh-hoh-nah-TAAN
- IPA
- /ben.jəhoːnaːˈt̪aːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Jonathan
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 | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ye-ho-na-TAN
- phraseyour reading level
ben-ye-ho-na-TAN ben-sha-UL
- clause
va-yakh-MOL ha-ME-lekh al-me-fi-VO-shet ben-ye-ho-na-TAN ben-sha-UL
- sentence
va-yakh-MOL ha-ME-lekh al-me-fi-VO-shet ben-ye-ho-na-TAN ben-sha-UL al-she-vu-AT ye-ho-VAH a-SHER be-i-no-TAM BEN da-VID u-VEN ye-ho-na-TAN ben-sha-UL
Root and etymology
b-n-nbet–nun–nun
“son; descendant”
In context — 2 Samuel 21:7
But the king spared Mephibosheth, son of Jonathan, son of Saul, because of the oath of the LORD that was between them, between David and Jonathan, son of Saul.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:7:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 21:7, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן (benyehonatan) 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.21.7.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.7.W4.S1) and character.