Genesis 19:37:3Gen.19.37.W3TAB
בֵּ֔ן
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
- clause
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV
- sentence
va-TE-led hab-be-khi-RA BEN va-tik-RA she-MO mo-AV HU a-vi-mo-AV ad-ha-YOM
Exegesis
The overt subject habechirah {הַבְּכִירָה | hab-bə-ḵî-rāh} ‘the firstborn’ governs the direct object ben {בֵּן | bēn} ‘son’ in the first clause.
Root and etymology
בןbet–nun
“son, child”
In context — Genesis 19:37
And the firstborn bore a son and called his name Moab; he is the father of the Moabites to this day.
About this coordinate
Genesis 19:37:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Genesis 19:37, 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 Gen.19.37.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.19.37.W3.S1) and character.