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
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
be-NE
- phraseyour reading level
be-NE tse-ru-YA
- 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
- 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 context — 2 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.