Judges 13:3:12Judg.13.3.W12TAB
בֵּֽן׃
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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The word
Word in context
- word
BEN
- phraseyour reading level
ve-ya-LAD-te BEN
- clause
va-yo-MER e-LE-ha hi-NE-na at-a-ka-RA ve-LO ya-LAD-te ve-ha-RIT ve-ya-LAD-te BEN
- sentence
va-ye-RA mal-AKH-ye-ho-VAH el-ha-i-SHA va-yo-MER e-LE-ha hi-NE-na at-a-ka-RA ve-LO ya-LAD-te ve-ha-RIT ve-ya-LAD-te BEN
Exegesis
The final noun ben {בֵּֽן | bēn} ‘son’ serves as the climactic focus.
Root and etymology
b-nbet–nun
“son”
In context — Judges 13:3
The angel of the LORD appeared to the woman and said, “Look closely: you are barren and have not borne a child, yet you will conceive and bear a son.”
About this coordinate
Judges 13:3:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Judges 13:3, so the Hebrew word בֵּֽן׃ (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.13.3.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.13.3.W12.S1) and character.