Deuteronomy 21:16:11Deut.21.16.W11TAB
אֶת־בֶּן־הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה
etbenhaahuvah
“the son of the loved”
- Transliteration
- ET-ben-ha-a-hu-VAH
- Extended
- EET-ben-hah-ah-hu-VAH
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.ben.ha.ʔaˈhuːvaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the son of the loved
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Hateph Patach | reduced 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ET-ben-ha-a-hu-VAH
- clause
LO yu-KHAL le-va-KER ET-ben-ha-a-hu-VAH al-pe-NEI ben-ha-se-nu-AH ha-be-KHOR
- sentence
ve-ha-YA be-YOM han-KHI-lo ET-ba-NAV ET a-SHER-ye-HYEH LO LO yu-KHAL le-va-KER ET-ben-ha-a-hu-VAH al-pe-NEI ben-ha-se-nu-AH ha-be-KHOR
Root and etymology
h-valeph–he–beth
“to love”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:16
And it shall be on the day that he causes his sons to inherit what belongs to him, he shall not be able to treat as firstborn the son of his beloved wife in preference to the son of his unloved wife, the firstborn.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:16:11 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 11 of Deuteronomy 21:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בֶּן־הָ֣אֲהוּבָ֔ה (etbenhaahuvah) 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 Deut.21.16.W11, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.16.W11.S1) and character.