Joshua 22:20:3Josh.22.20.W3TAB
בֶּן־זֶ֗רַח
benzerakh
“the son of Zerah”
- Transliteration
- ben-ZE-rakh
- Extended
- behn-ZEH-rakh
- IPA
- /ʕaˈχaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the son of Zerah
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Chet | ch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ZE-rakh
- phraseyour reading level
ha-LO a-KHAN ben-ZE-rakh
- clause
ha-LO a-KHAN ben-ZE-rakh MA-al ma-AL ba-KHE-rem ve-AL-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL ha-YA KA-tsef
- sentence
ha-LO a-KHAN ben-ZE-rakh MA-al ma-AL ba-KHE-rem ve-AL-KOL-a-DAT yis-ra-EL ha-YA KA-tsef ve-HU ISH e-KHAD LO GA-va ba-a-vo-NO
Exegesis
The subject achan ben-zerach {עָכָ֣ן בֶּן־זֶ֗רַח | ʿăḥān bēn-zērāḥ} is followed by a cognate pair with maal {מָ֤עַל | māʿal} ‘acted unfaithfully’ and a parallel noun maal {מַ֙עַל֙ | māʿal} ‘trespass,’ intensifying the violation.
Root and etymology
ב־נ
“son”
In context — Joshua 22:20
Was it not Achan son of Zerah who acted unfaithfully regarding the devoted thing, so that fierce anger fell on the whole assembly of Israel? He was only one man, yet he did not perish alone in his iniquity.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:20:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 22:20, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־זֶ֗רַח (benzerakh) 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.22.20.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.20.W3.S1) and character.