וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ

   u-ve-na-YA-hu

   and Benaiah
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע בֶּן־אִֽישׁ־חי חַ֛יִל

   u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ben-ISH-khai kha-YIL

   and Benaiah son of Jehoiada son of a man, alive valor or strength
3. clause🔊 וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע בֶּן־אִֽישׁ־חי חַ֛יִל רַב־פְּעָלִ֖ים מִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑ל

   u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ben-ISH-khai kha-YIL rav-pe-a-LIM mik-kav-tse-EL

   and Benaiah son of Jehoiada son of a man, alive valor or strength great of deeds from Kabzeel
4. sentence🔊 וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע בֶּן־אִֽישׁ־חי חַ֛יִל רַב־פְּעָלִ֖ים מִֽקַּבְצְאֵ֑ל ה֣וּא הִכָּ֗ה אֵ֣ת שְׁנֵ֤י אֲרִאֵל֙ מוֹאָ֔ב וְ֠הוּא יָרַ֞ד וְהִכָּ֧ה אֶֽת־האריה הָאֲרִ֛י בְּת֥וֹךְ הַבֹּ֖אר בְּי֥וֹם הַשָּֽׁלֶג׃

   u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ben-ISH-khai kha-YIL rav-pe-a-LIM mik-kav-tse-EL HU hi-KA ET she-NEI a-ri-EL mo-AV ve-HU ya-RAD ve-hi-KA et-ha-a-ri-YA ha-a-RI be-TOKH ha-BO-ar be-YOM ha-sha-LEG

   and Benaiah son of Jehoiada son of a man, alive valor or strength great of deeds from Kabzeel he struck two Ariel Moab and he went down and struck the lion in the midst of the pit on the day the snow

Exegesis

The verse opens with the coordinated subject uvenayahu {וּבְנָיָ֨הוּ | ū̆venāyāhû} ‘and Benaiah’, followed by the construct chains ben-yehoyada {בֶן־יְהוֹיָדָ֧ע | ben-yĕhôyādāʿ} ‘son of Jehoiada’ and ben-ish-chayil {בֶן־אִֽישׁ־חַ֛יִל | ben-ʾîš-ḥayil} ‘son of a valiant man’ that establish lineage.

Root and etymology

b-n-y🔊 ב־נ־יbet–nun–yod

“Yahweh has built”

• 🔊 בִּנְיָמִיןBinyaminson of the right handGenesis 35:18