Deuteronomy 21:18:3Deut.21.18.W3TAB
בֵּ֚ן
ben
“a son”
- Transliteration
- BEN
- Extended
- BEEN
- IPA
- /beːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
BEN
- clause
ki-yih-YE le-ISH BEN so-REHR u-mo-REH ei-NEN-u sho-MEA be-KOL a-VIV uv-KOL im-MO
- sentence
ki-yih-YE le-ISH BEN so-REHR u-mo-REH ei-NEN-u sho-MEA be-KOL a-VIV uv-KOL im-MO ve-yis-ru o-TO ve-LO yish-MA e-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The phrase yihyeh le’ish ben {יִהְיֶה לְאִישׁ בֵּן | yiḥyêh lᵊʾîš bên} employs a verbal construct to express possession.
In context — Deuteronomy 21:18
If a man has a son who is stubborn and rebellious, who does not listen to the voice of his father or the voice of his mother, and when they discipline him, he still does not listen to them.
About this coordinate
Deuteronomy 21:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Deuteronomy 21:18, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֚ן (ben) 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.21.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Deut.21.18.W3.S1) and character.