Joshua 18:20:7Josh.18.20.W7TAB
בִנְיָמִ֧ן
binyamin
“of Benjamin”
- Transliteration
- bin-ya-MIN
- Extended
- bin-ya-MEEN
- IPA
- /binjaˈmin/
Meaning by language
- English
- of Benjamin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
bin-ya-MIN
- phraseyour reading level
na-kha-LAT be-NEI bin-ya-MIN lig-vu-lo-TE-ha
- clause
ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI bin-ya-MIN lig-vu-lo-TE-ha sa-VIV le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
ve-ha-yar-DEN yig-BOL-O-to lif-AT-KED-ma ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI bin-ya-MIN lig-vu-lo-TE-ha sa-VIV le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
Nachalat {נַחֲלַת | naḥă-lāḥ} ‘inheritance’ with benei {בְּנֵי | bĕnē} ‘of the sons’ and vinyamin {בִנְיָמִ֧ן | bin-yā-man} ‘Benjamin’ form the noun phrase for tribal allotment.
Root and etymology
y-m-nyod–mem–nun
“right hand”
In context — Joshua 18:20
And the Jordan shall be its boundary on the eastern side; this is the inheritance of the sons of Benjamin according to its boundaries all around by their families .
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:20:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Joshua 18:20, so the Hebrew word בִנְיָמִ֧ן (binyamin) 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.18.20.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.20.W7.S1) and character.