Jeremiah 16:2:6Jer.16.2.W6TAB
בָּנִ֣ים
banim
“sons”
- Transliteration
- ba-NIM
- Extended
- baa-NEEM
- IPA
- /baːˈniːm/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ba-NIM
- phraseyour reading level
ba-NIM u-va-NOT
- clause
ve-lo-yih-YU le-KHA ba-NIM u-va-NOT ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
- sentence
lo-ti-KAKH le-KHA i-SHA ve-lo-yih-YU le-KHA ba-NIM u-va-NOT ba-ma-KOM ha-ZE
Exegesis
A vav-consecutive conjunction wə-lōʾ {וְלֹא | wə-lōʾ} ‘and not’ with the imperfect yihyû {יִהְיוּ | yihyû} ‘they will be’ extends the prohibition to offspring: bānîm û-ḇānōṯ {בָנִים וּבָנוֹת | bānîm û-ḇānōṯ} ‘sons and daughters’.
Root and etymology
b-n-h
“son, child”
In context — Jeremiah 16:2
You shall not take for yourself a wife , and you shall not have sons or daughters in this place .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 16:2:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Jeremiah 16:2, so the Hebrew word בָּנִ֣ים (banim) 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 Jer.16.2.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.16.2.W6.S1) and character.