2 Samuel 23:1:72 Sam.23.1.W7TAB
בֶּן־יִשַׁ֗י
benyishai
“son of Jesse”
- Transliteration
- ben-yi-SHAI
- Extended
- behn-yih-SHAAI
- IPA
- /bɛn.jiˈʃaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Jesse
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-yi-SHAI
- phraseyour reading level
ne-UM da-VID ben-yi-SHAI
- clause
ne-UM da-VID ben-yi-SHAI u-ne-UM ha-GE-ver hu-KAM AL me-shi-AKH e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV u-ne-IM ze-mi-ROT yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-E-leh div-REI da-VID ha-a-kha-ro-NIM ne-UM da-VID ben-yi-SHAI u-ne-UM ha-GE-ver hu-KAM AL me-shi-AKH e-lo-HEI ya-a-KOV u-ne-IM ze-mi-ROT yis-ra-EL
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:1
And these are the last words of David: The utterance of David, son of Jesse, and the utterance of the man who was raised up on high, the anointed of the God of Jacob , and the sweet singer of the songs of Israel .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:1:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of 2 Samuel 23:1, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־יִשַׁ֗י (benyishai) 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.23.1.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.1.W7.S1) and character.