Joshua 13:22:2Josh.13.22.W2TAB
בֶּן־בְּע֖וֹר
benbeor
“son of Beor”
- Transliteration
- BEN-be-OR
- Extended
- BEHN-beh-OHR
- IPA
- /bɛn.bəˈʕoːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Beor
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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Word in context
- word
BEN-be-OR
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ET-bil-AM BEN-be-OR
- clause
ve-ET-bil-AM BEN-be-OR ha-ko-SEM
- sentence
ve-ET-bil-AM BEN-be-OR ha-ko-SEM har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-KHE-rev el-khal-LEI-hem
Exegesis
The construct chain ben Be’or {בֶּן־בְּעֹור | ben-bə-ʿôr} ‘son of Beor’ specifies lineage, and the participle ha-kosem {הַקּוֹסֵם | hak-kô-sem} ‘the diviner’ identifies his role.
Root and etymology
b-n-nbet–nun–nun
“son, descendant”
In context — Joshua 13:22
The sons of Israel killed Balaam son of Beor, the diviner , with the sword among their slain .
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 13:22, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־בְּע֖וֹר (benbeor) 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 Josh.13.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.22.W2.S1) and character.