2 Samuel 3:39:82 Sam.3.39.W8TAB

בְּנֵ֥י

bene

sons of

Transliteration
be-NE
Extended
beh-NEE
IPA
/bəˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
sons of

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + נֵ֥י
be + ne
bene

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-NE

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-NE tse-ru-YA

  3. clause

    ve-a-NO-khi ha-YOM RAKH u-ma-SHU-akh ME-lekh ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le be-NE tse-ru-YA ka-SHIM mi-ME-ne-ni

  4. sentence

    ve-a-NO-khi ha-YOM RAKH u-ma-SHU-akh ME-lekh ve-ha-a-na-SHIM ha-E-le be-NE tse-ru-YA ka-SHIM mi-ME-ne-ni ye-sha-LEM ye-ho-VAH le-o-SE ha-ra-A ke-ra-a-TO

Exegesis

The noun phrase wehaʾănāšîm hāʾēlleh bene ṣərûyāh {וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים הָאֵ֛לֶּה בְּנֵ֥י צְרוּיָ֖ה | wə-hă-ʾănāšîm hā-ʾêl-leh bə-nê ṣə-rū-yāh} ‘and these men, the sons of Zeruiah’ uses definite articles and construct state to specify identity.

In context2 Samuel 3:39

And today I am gentle , though anointed king, and these men, the sons of Zeruiah, are harsher than I am. May the LORD repay the doer of evil according to his wickedness.

About this coordinate

2 Samuel 3:39:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of 2 Samuel 3:39, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֥י (bene) 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.3.39.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Sam.3.39.W8.S1) and character.