Judges 13:24:3Judg.13.24.W3TAB
בֵּ֔ן
ben
“a son”
- Transliteration
- BEN
- Extended
- BEEN
- IPA
- /ˈbeːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- a son
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
BEN
- clause
va-te-LED ha-i-SHA BEN va-tik-RA et-she-MO shim-sHON
- sentence
va-te-LED ha-i-SHA BEN va-tik-RA et-she-MO shim-sHON va-yig-DAL ha-NA-ar va-ye-va-re-KHE-hu Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The noun ben {בֵּ֔ן | bēn} ‘a son’ marks the new arrival, followed by vatikra {וַתִּקְרָ֥א | waṯ-tik-rāʾ} ‘and she called’ which forms the naming clause with et-shemo {אֶת־שְׁמ֖וֹ | ʾet-šəm-mō} ‘his name’.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — Judges 13:24
And the woman bore a son and called his name Samson. The youth grew, and the LORD blessed him.
About this coordinate
Judges 13:24:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 13:24, so the Hebrew word בֵּ֔ן (ben) 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 Judg.13.24.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.24.W3.S1) and character.