Genesis 49:9:5Gen.49.9.W5TAB
בְּנִ֣י
beni
“my son”
- Transliteration
- be-NI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bə.ˈniː/
Meaning by language
- English
- my son
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Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NI a-li-TA
- clause
GUR ar-YEH ye-hu-DA mit-TE-ref be-NI a-li-TA
- sentence
GUR ar-YEH ye-hu-DA mit-TE-ref be-NI a-li-TA ka-RA ra-VATS ke-ar-YEH u-ke-la-VI MI ye-ki-MEN-nu
Exegesis
The next clause mi-teref beni alita {מִטֶּרֶף בְּנִי עָלִיתָ | miṭṭerep̄ bənî ʿālîtā} combines a spatial prepositional phrase “from the prey,” the vocative “my son,” and the perfect verb “you have gone up,” indicating triumphant ascent.
In context — Genesis 49:9
A lion’s cub is Judah; from the prey, my son, you have arisen . He crouched and lay down like a lion, like a lioness—who will rouse him ?
About this coordinate
Genesis 49:9:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 49:9, so the Hebrew word בְּנִ֣י (beni) 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.49.9.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.49.9.W5.S1) and character.