Ezekiel 18:14:3Ezek.18.14.W3TAB

בֵּ֔ן

ben

a son

Transliteration
BEN
Extended
BEEN
IPA
/ˈben/

Meaning by language

English
a son

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    BEN

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ho-LID BEN

  3. clause

    ve-hin-NE ho-LID BEN va-YAR-e et-KOL-kha-to-OT a-VIV a-SHER a-SA

  4. sentence

    ve-hin-NE ho-LID BEN va-YAR-e et-KOL-kha-to-OT a-VIV a-SHER a-SA va-yir-E ve-LO ya-a-SE ka-HEN

Exegesis

The main clause holid ben {הוֹלִ֣יד בֵּ֔ן | hō-lîḏ bēn} establishes a generational contrast.

Root and etymology

b-n-hbet–nun–heh

son, builder

In contextEzekiel 18:14

And behold, he fathers a son who sees all the sins of his father which he has committed, and though he sees them, he does not do the same.

About this coordinate

Ezekiel 18:14:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Ezekiel 18:14, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֔ן (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 Ezek.18.14.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Ezek.18.14.W3.S1) and character.