Deuteronomy 21:17:3Deut.21.17.W3TAB
בֶּן־הַשְּׂנוּאָ֜ה
benhasenuah
“son of the unloved”
- Transliteration
- ben-ha-se-nu-AH
- Extended
- BEHN-hah-seh-nu-AH
- IPA
- /bɛn.hasˈsənuˈʔaː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of the unloved
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 | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ha-se-nu-AH
- phraseyour reading level
KI et-ha-be-KHOR ben-ha-se-nu-AH
- clause
KI et-ha-be-KHOR ben-ha-se-nu-AH ya-KIR la-TET LO PI she-NA-yim be-KHOL a-SHER-yim-ma-TSE LO
- sentence
KI et-ha-be-KHOR ben-ha-se-nu-AH ya-KIR la-TET LO PI she-NA-yim be-KHOL a-SHER-yim-ma-TSE LO KI-HU re-shit O-no LO mish-PAT ha-be-kho-RAH
Exegesis
The construct chain ben ha-senu’ah {בֶּן־הַשְּׂנוּאָה | ben ha-senu’ah} ‘son of the unloved’ identifies the specific heir.
Root and etymology
s-n-ʾshin–nun–aleph
“to hate”
In context — Deuteronomy 21:17
But he must acknowledge the firstborn, the son of the unloved wife, by giving him a double portion of all that is found to him, for he is the beginning of his strength; to him belongs the right of the firstborn.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:17:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 21:17, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־הַשְּׂנוּאָ֜ה (benhasenuah) 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.21.17.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.17.W3.S1) and character.