2 Samuel 23:37:92 Sam.23.37.W9TAB
בֶּן־צְרֻיָֽה׃
bentseruya
“son of Zeruiah”
- Transliteration
- ben-tse-ru-YA
- Extended
- behn-tseh-roo-YAA
- IPA
- /joːˈʔaːv/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Zeruiah
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 | |
| Tsade | ts as in cats | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-tse-ru-YA
- phraseyour reading level
yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA
- clause
na-KHRAI ha-be-e-RO-ti ne-sa-I no-SE ke-LEI yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA
- sentence
TSE-lek ha-am-MO-ni na-KHRAI ha-be-e-RO-ti ne-sa-I no-SE ke-LEI yo-AV ben-tse-ru-YA
Exegesis
The Qal participle nosei {נֹשֵׂ֕א | nō-sēʾ} ‘bearing’ modifies kelei {כְּלֵ֖י | kəlê} ‘equipment’ in a construct chain with yoav {יוֹאָ֥ב | yō-ʾāḇ} ‘Joab’ and ben-tseruyah {בֶּן-צְרֻיָֽה | bēn-ṣə-ru-yā} ‘son of Zeruiah’.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:37
Zelek the Ammonite , Naharai the Beerothite, the one bearing the equipment of Joab son of Zeruiah.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:37:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of 2 Samuel 23:37, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־צְרֻיָֽה׃ (bentseruya) 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.23.37.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.37.W9.S1) and character.