Judges 20:35:3Judg.20.35.W3TAB

אֶֽת־בִּנְיָמִן֮

etbinyamin

“{direct object} Benjamin”

Transliteration: ET-bin-ya-MIN
Extended: EET-bihn-yah-MEEN
IPA: /ˈʔeːt.bin.jaːˈmiːn/

Meaning by language

English: {direct object} Benjamin

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result

אֶֽת + בִּנְ + יָ + מִן֮

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et + bin + ya + min

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etbinyamin

Alphabet Analysis

	Aleph	silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
	Seghol	short 'eh' as in met
	Tav	t as in top
	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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Vowels (Niqqud)

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The word

Word in context

word
ET-bin-ya-MIN
phraseyour reading level
va-yig-GOF Ye-ho-VAH ET-bin-ya-MIN
clause
va-yig-GOF Ye-ho-VAH ET-bin-ya-MIN lif-NE yis-ra-EL va-yash-khi-TU ve-NE yis-ra-EL be-vin-ya-MIN ba-YOM ha-HU e-ser-IM va-kha-mi-SHA E-lef u-me-A ISH
sentence
va-yig-GOF Ye-ho-VAH ET-bin-ya-MIN lif-NE yis-ra-EL va-yash-khi-TU ve-NE yis-ra-EL be-vin-ya-MIN ba-YOM ha-HU e-ser-IM va-kha-mi-SHA E-lef u-me-A ISH kal-E-le sho-LEF KHA-rev

Exegesis

The term et-binyamin {אֶת־בִּנְיָמִן | ʾet-binyāmīn} introduces Benjamin as the direct object, followed by lifnei Yisrael {לִפְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל | liṕ·nê Yiśrāʾēl}, a prepositional phrase denoting the public setting.

Root and etymology

Rootbet–nun–yod

“son”

In context — Judges 20:35

And the LORD struck down Benjamin before Israel, and the sons of Israel destroyed twenty-five thousand one hundred men in Benjamin on that day, all these wielders of the sword .

About this coordinate

Judges 20:35:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 20:35, so the Hebrew word אֶֽת־בִּנְיָמִן֮ (etbinyamin) 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.20.35.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.35.W3.S1) and character.

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