Joshua 21:4:15Josh.21.4.W15TAB
בִנְיָמִן֙
binyamin
“of Benjamin”
- Transliteration
- bin-ya-MIN
- Extended
- bin-ya-MEEN
- IPA
- /bin.jaˈmin/
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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Word in context
- word
bin-ya-MIN
- phraseyour reading level
u-mi-mat-TE bin-ya-MIN
- clause
va-ye-HI liv-NEI a-ha-RON hak-ko-HEN min-hal-vi-YIM mi-mat-TE ye-hu-DA u-mi-mat-TE hash-shim-o-NI u-mi-mat-TE bin-ya-MIN bag-go-RAL a-RIM she-LOSH es-REH
- sentence
va-ye-TSE hag-go-RAL le-mish-pe-KHOT hak-ke-ha-TI va-ye-HI liv-NEI a-ha-RON hak-ko-HEN min-hal-vi-YIM mi-mat-TE ye-hu-DA u-mi-mat-TE hash-shim-o-NI u-mi-mat-TE bin-ya-MIN bag-go-RAL a-RIM she-LOSH es-REH
Exegesis
Subsequent coordinated prepositional phrases introduced by min {מִן־} and ūmin {וּמִן־} ‘from’ enumerate the tribal sources (Judah, Simeon, Benjamin).
In context — Joshua 21:4
And the lot came out for the Kohathite families and fell to the sons of Aaron the priest among the Levites, from the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Simeon, and the tribe of Benjamin, assigning thirteen cities .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:4:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Joshua 21:4, so the Hebrew word בִנְיָמִן֙ (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.21.4.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.4.W15.S1) and character.