2 Samuel 23:20:32 Sam.23.20.W3TAB
בֶּן־אִֽישׁ־חי
benishkhai
“son of a man, alive”
- Transliteration
- ben-ISH-khai
- Extended
- behn-EESH-khah-y
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔiːʃ.ħaj/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of a man, alive
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ISH-khai
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ben-ISH-khai kha-YIL
- clause
u-ve-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ben-ISH-khai kha-YIL rav-pe-a-LIM mik-kav-tse-EL
- sentence
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
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-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:20
And Benaiah son of Jehoiada, son of a man renowned for valor, performed great deeds in Kabzeel and struck down the two Ariel of Moab, and he also went down and struck the lion in the midst of the pit on a snowy day.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 23:20, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אִֽישׁ־חי (benishkhai) 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.23.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.20.W3.S1) and character.