Jeremiah 20:15:8Jer.20.15.W8TAB
בֵּ֣ן
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
- phraseyour reading level
BEN za-KHAR
- clause
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR
- sentence
a-RUR ha-ISH a-SHER bi-SAR et-A-vi le-MOR yu-LAD-le-kha BEN za-KHAR sam-ME-akh sim-kha-HU
Exegesis
That clause employs the pu‘al perfect yullad {יֻֽלַּד־ | yu-lad} ‘has been born’ with the sequence lekha ben zakhar {לְךָ֖ בֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑ר | lə-ḵā bēn zā-ḵār} ‘to you a male child,’ preserving the order of announcement.
In context — Jeremiah 20:15
Cursed be the man who brought good news to my father, saying, “A male child has been born to you,” making him exceedingly glad .
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 20:15:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Jeremiah 20:15, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֣ן (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 Jer.20.15.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.20.15.W8.S1) and character.