2 Samuel 23:22:32 Sam.23.22.W3TAB
בְּנָיָ֖הוּ
benayahu
“Benaiah”
- Transliteration
- be-na-YA-hu
- Extended
- beh-nah-YAA-hoo
- IPA
- /bənɑːˈjɑː.huː/
Meaning by language
- English
- Benaiah
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-na-YA-hu
- clause
E-le A-sa be-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA
- sentence
E-le A-sa be-na-YA-hu ben-ye-ho-ya-DA ve-LO-SHEM bi-she-lo-SHA ha-gi-bo-RIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the demonstrative eleh {אֵ֣לֶּה | ʾêl-leh} introducing the topic, followed by the verb asah {עָשָׂה | ʿā-sāh} which immediately links to the subject Benaiah {בְּנָיָהוּ | bə-nā-yā-hû}.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“Yahweh has built”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:22
These things Benaiah son of Jehoiada accomplished , and he had a name among the three mighty men .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:22:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 2 Samuel 23:22, so the Hebrew word בְּנָיָ֖הוּ (benayahu) 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.23.22.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.22.W3.S1) and character.