Deuteronomy 21:16:4Deut.21.16.W4TAB
אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו
etbanav
“his sons”
- Transliteration
- ET-ba-NAV
- Extended
- EET-bah-NAHV
- IPA
- /ˈʔeːt.baˈnav/
Meaning by language
- English
- his sons
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 | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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Word in context
- word
ET-ba-NAV
- phraseyour reading level
han-KHI-lo ET-ba-NAV
- clause
ve-ha-YA be-YOM han-KHI-lo ET-ba-NAV ET a-SHER-ye-HYEH LO
- 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
Exegesis
The Hiphil infinitive construct han'khilo governs the direct object banav via the fused et-banav {אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו | ʾet-bā-nā-v}, establishing the recipients.
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 21:16:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Deuteronomy 21:16, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בָּנָ֔יו (etbanav) 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.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.16.W4.S1) and character.