Judges 18:30:3Judg.18.30.W3TAB
בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן
beneidan
“the sons of Dan”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-DAN
- Extended
- beh-NEE-DAAN
- IPA
- /bəˈneː.ˈdaːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons of Dan
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Dalet | d as in door | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-DAN
- clause
va-ya-KI-mu la-HEM be-NEI-DAN et-ha-PA-sel
- sentence
va-ya-KI-mu la-HEM be-NEI-DAN et-ha-PA-sel vi-yo-na-TAN ben-GER-shom ben-me-na-SHE HU u-va-NAV ha-YU kho-ha-NIM le-SHE-vet ha-da-NI ad-YOM ge-LOT ha-A-rets
Exegesis
The construct phrase bene-dan {בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן | bənē-dān} ‘sons of Dan’ serves as subject, followed by the direct object marker ʾēṯ {אֶת־ | ʾēṯ} signaling the definite object happasel {הַפָּסֶל | happā-sel} ‘the idol.’
Root and etymology
d-ndalet–nun
“to judge”
In context — Judges 18:30
And the sons of Dan set up the idol for themselves, and Jonathan son of Gershom, son of Manasseh, together with his sons, served as priests for the tribe of Dan until the day of the land’s captivity.
About this coordinate
Judges 18:30:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 18:30, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־דָ֖ן (beneidan) 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.18.30.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.18.30.W3.S1) and character.