Jeremiah 39:6:4Jer.39.6.W4TAB
אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י
etbene
“{direct object} the sons of”
- Transliteration
- et-be-NE
- Extended
- eht-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
et-be-NE
- phraseyour reading level
et-be-NE tsid-ki-YA-hu
- clause
va-yish-KHAT ME-lekh ba-VEL et-be-NE tsid-ki-YA-hu be-riv-LA le-e-NAI-v
- sentence
va-yish-KHAT ME-lekh ba-VEL et-be-NE tsid-ki-YA-hu be-riv-LA le-e-NAI-v ve-ET kol-kho-RE ye-hu-DA sha-KHAT ME-lekh ba-VEL
Root and etymology
b-n-yBet, Nun, Yod
“sons”
In context — Jeremiah 39:6
And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes and slaughtered all the nobles of Judah.
About this coordinate
Jeremiah 39:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Jeremiah 39:6, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י (etbene) 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.39.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.39.6.W4.S1) and character.