Judges 20:14:2Judg.20.14.W2TAB
בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִ֛ן
benevinyamin
“sons of Benjamin”
- Transliteration
- be-NE-VIN-ya-min
- Extended
- beh-NEE-vihn-yah-MEEN
- IPA
- /bəneː.ʋin.jɔːˈmin/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of Benjamin
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 | |
| 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
be-NE-VIN-ya-min
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-as-FU be-NE-VIN-ya-min
- clause
va-ye-as-FU be-NE-VIN-ya-min min-he-a-RIM ha-giv-a-TA
- sentence
va-ye-as-FU be-NE-VIN-ya-min min-he-a-RIM ha-giv-a-TA la-TSET lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
It is followed by the construct phrase b’nei binyamin {בְנֵי־בִנְיָמִן | bĕ-nê ḇin-ya-min} ‘sons of Benjamin’, identifying the tribal subject.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–nun–yod
“son”
In context — Judges 20:14
And the sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah to go out to battle with the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:14:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:14, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִ֛ן (benevinyamin) 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.20.14.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.14.W2.S1) and character.