Joshua 14:7:1Josh.14.7.W1TAB
בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֨ים
benarbaiym
“a son of forty”
- Transliteration
- ben-ar-BA-iym
- Extended
- behn-ar-baa-EEM
- IPA
- /ben ʔar.baˈʕim/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son of forty
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| 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
ben-ar-BA-iym
- phraseyour reading level
ben-ar-BA-iym sha-NA
- clause
ben-ar-BA-iym sha-NA a-no-KHI bish-LO-akh mo-SHEH e-ved-ye-ho-VAH o-TI mik-ka-DESH bar-NE-a le-ra-GEL et-ha-A-retz
- sentence
ben-ar-BA-iym sha-NA a-no-KHI bish-LO-akh mo-SHEH e-ved-ye-ho-VAH o-TI mik-ka-DESH bar-NE-a le-ra-GEL et-ha-A-retz va-a-SHEV o-TO da-VAR ka-a-SHER im-le-va-VI
Exegesis
The Hebrew idiom ben arbaʿim shanah {בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֨ים שָׁנָ֜ה | bĕn arbaʿîm šānâ} functions as an age expression (“forty years old”).
In context — Joshua 14:7
I was forty years old when Moses the servant of the LORD sent me from Kadesh Barnea to spy out the land , and I brought him back word just as it was with my heart.
About this coordinate
Joshua 14:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 14:7, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־אַרְבָּעִ֨ים (benarbaiym) 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.14.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.7.W1.S1) and character.