Genesis 21:2:5Gen.21.2.W5TAB
בֵּ֖ן
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-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM BEN li-ze-ku-NAV
- sentence
va-ta-HAR va-TE-led sa-RA le-av-ra-HAM BEN li-ze-ku-NAV la-mo-ED a-sher-di-BER o-TO e-lo-HIM
Exegesis
The noun bēn {בֵּ֖ן | bēn} ‘son’ specifies the offspring.
Root and etymology
b-n-hBet–Nun–Heh
“build”
In context — Genesis 21:2
Sarah conceived and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the appointed time that God had spoken to him.
About this coordinate
Genesis 21:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 21:2, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֖ן (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.21.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.21.2.W5.S1) and character.