Genesis 16:11:8Gen.16.11.W8TAB
בֵּ֑ן
ben
“a son”
- Transliteration
- BEN
- Extended
- BEHN
- IPA
- /ˈbeːn/
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
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yo-LADT BEN
- clause
va-YO-mer LAH ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH hin-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LADT BEN
- sentence
va-YO-mer LAH ma-le-AKH Ye-ho-VAH hin-NAKH ha-RA ve-yo-LADT BEN ve-ka-RAAT she-MO yi-she-ma-EL ki-sha-MA Ye-ho-VAH el-on-YEKH
Exegesis
The following veyoladet {וְיֹלַדְתְּ | wə-yō-laḏt} ‘and you will bear’ sets the future action, with ben {בֵּן | bēn} ‘son’ as its direct object.
In context — Genesis 16:11
And the angel of the LORD said to her, “Look, you are pregnant and will bear a son; you shall call his name Ishmael, because the LORD has heard your affliction .”
About this coordinate
Genesis 16:11:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Genesis 16:11, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֑ן (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 Gen.16.11.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.16.11.W8.S1) and character.