2 Samuel 23:29:12 Sam.23.29.W1TAB
חֵ֥לֶב
khelev
“Heleb”
- Transliteration
- KHE-lev
- Extended
- KHEE-lehv
- IPA
- /ˈħeː.lɛv/
Meaning by language
- English
- Heleb
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh |
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The word
Word in context
- word
KHE-lev
- phraseyour reading level
KHE-lev ben-ba-a-NA
- clause
KHE-lev ben-ba-a-NA han-ne-to-fa-TI
- sentence
KHE-lev ben-ba-a-NA han-ne-to-fa-TI i-TAI ben-ri-VAI mig-giv-AT be-NE vin-ya-MIN
Exegesis
The verse opens with the personal name heleb {חֵ֥לֶב | ḥē-lêḇ} followed by the construct ben-baanah {בֶּן־בַּעֲנָה | ben-ba‘ănâ} marking paternal lineage.
In context — 2 Samuel 23:29
Heleb son of Baanah the Netophathite and Ittai son of Ribai of Gibeah among the sons of Benjamin .
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Samuel 23:29, so the Hebrew word חֵ֥לֶב (khelev) 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.23.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.29.W1.S1) and character.