2 Samuel 21:7:52 Sam.21.7.W5TAB
בֶּן־שָׁא֑וּל
benshaul
“son of Saul”
- Transliteration
- ben-sha-UL
- Extended
- behn-shaa-OOL
- IPA
- /ben.ʃaːˈʔuːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Saul
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 | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-sha-UL
- 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 21:7:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of 2 Samuel 21:7, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־שָׁא֑וּל (benshaul) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.7.W5.S1) and character.