2 Samuel 23:9:62 Sam.23.9.W6TAB
בֶּן־אֲחֹחִ֑י
benakhokhi
“son of an Ahohite”
- Transliteration
- ben-a-kho-KHI
- Extended
- behn-ah-khoh-KHEE
- IPA
- /bɛn.ʔăħoːˈħiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of an Ahohite
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 | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-a-kho-KHI
- clause
ve-a-khe-RO ve-a-kha-RAV el-e-A-zar ben-da-DI do-DO ben-a-kho-KHI
- sentence
ve-a-khe-RO ve-a-kha-RAV el-e-A-zar ben-da-DI do-DO ben-a-kho-KHI bi-she-lo-SHA ge-va-RIM ha-gi-bo-RIM im-da-VID be-khar-FAm ba-pe-lish-TIM ne-es-FU-sham la-mil-kha-MA va-ya-a-LU ISH yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
His lineage is set by the construct chain ben-dedi {בֶּן־דֶּדִי | ben-de-di} ‘son of Dedi’ and ben-achoḥi {בֶּן־אֲחֹחִ֑י | ʾă-ḥō-ḥî} ‘son of the Ahohite’.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — 2 Samuel 23:9
And after him was Eleazar, son of Dodo the Ahohite , one of the three mighty men with David when they defied the Philistines gathered there for battle, and the men of Israel withdrew.
About this coordinate
2 Samuel 23:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of 2 Samuel 23:9, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אֲחֹחִ֑י (benakhokhi) 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.23.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.23.9.W6.S1) and character.