2 Samuel 21:8:42 Sam.21.8.W4TAB
בְּנֵ֨י
benei
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI rits-PA vat-a-YA
- clause
va-yik-KAKH ha-ME-lekh et-she-NEI be-NEI rits-PA vat-a-YA a-SHER yal-DA le-sha-UL et-ar-mo-NI ve-et-me-fi-BO-shet
- sentence
va-yik-KAKH ha-ME-lekh et-she-NEI be-NEI rits-PA vat-a-YA a-SHER yal-DA le-sha-UL et-ar-mo-NI ve-et-me-fi-BO-shet ve-et-kha-ME-shet be-NEI mi-KHAL bat-sha-UL a-SHER yal-DA le-ad-ri-EL ben-bar-zil-LAI ha-me-kho-la-TI
Exegesis
The following construct shenei bənē Ritzpah bat Aiyah {שְׁנֵי בְּנֵי רִצְפָּה בַת־אַיָּה} forms a genitival chain (‘two sons of Rizpah, daughter of Aiah’), each direct object marked by ’et {אֶת־}.
In context — 2 Samuel 21:8
And the king took the two sons of Rizpah , daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul—Armoni and Mephibosheth—and the five sons of Merab (called Michal in this verse’s Hebrew tradition), daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel, son of Barzillai the Meholathite .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 21:8:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 2 Samuel 21:8, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֨י (benei) 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.21.8.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.21.8.W4.S1) and character.