Judges 20:30:4Judg.20.30.W4TAB
בִנְיָמִ֖ן
vinyamin
“Benjamin”
- Transliteration
- vin-ya-MIN
- Extended
- vihn-yah-MIHN
- IPA
- /vinjaˈmin/
Meaning by language
- English
- Benjamin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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The word
Word in context
- word
vin-ya-MIN
- phraseyour reading level
el-be-NE vin-ya-MIN
- clause
va-ya-a-LU be-NE-YIS-ra-EL el-be-NE vin-ya-MIN ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU be-NE-YIS-ra-EL el-be-NE vin-ya-MIN ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI va-ya-ar-KHU el-ha-giv-A ke-fa-AM be-fa-AM
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-bnei-Binyamin {אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י בִנְיָמִ֖ן | ʾel-bənê-bin-yāmin} ‘against the sons of Benjamin’ marks the opposing party.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–nun–yod
“son”
In context — Judges 20:30
And the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day, and they arrayed themselves against Gibeah as at other times .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:30:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Judges 20:30, so the Hebrew word בִנְיָמִ֖ן (vinyamin) 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.20.30.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.30.W4.S1) and character.