Genesis 17:25:2Gen.17.25.W2TAB
בְּנ֔וֹ
beno
“his son”
- Transliteration
- be-NO
- Extended
- beh-NOH
- IPA
- /bə.ˈnoː/
Meaning by language
- English
- his son
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go |
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Word in context
- word
be-NO
- phraseyour reading level
ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO
- clause
ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO ben-she-LOSH es-RE sha-NA
- sentence
ve-yish-ma-EL be-NO ben-she-LOSH es-RE sha-NA be-him-mo-LO ET be-SAR or-la-TO
Exegesis
The appositional phrase be-no {בְּנ֔וֹ | bə-nô} identifies his relationship as Abraham’s child.
In context — Genesis 17:25
Ishmael, his son , was thirteen years old when he was circumcised in the flesh of his foreskin.
About this coordinate
Genesis 17:25:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Genesis 17:25, so the Hebrew word בְּנ֔וֹ (beno) 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.17.25.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.17.25.W2.S1) and character.