Judges 20:36:2Judg.20.36.W2TAB
בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִ֖ן
beneivinyamin
“sons of Benjamin”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-vin-ya-MIN
- Extended
- beh-NEE-vihn-yah-MEEN
- IPA
- /bəˈneː.vin.jaˈmiːn/
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-NEI-vin-ya-MIN
- phraseyour reading level
va-yir-U be-NEI-vin-ya-MIN
- clause
va-yir-U be-NEI-vin-ya-MIN KI nig-GA-fu
- sentence
va-yir-U be-NEI-vin-ya-MIN KI nig-GA-fu va-yit-NE-nu ish-yis-ra-EL ma-KOM le-vin-ya-MIN KI vat-khu el-ha-o-REV a-SHER sa-MU el-ha-giv-A
Exegesis
The construct benei-binyamin {בְנֵי־בִנְיָמִ֖ן | benê binyāmîn} binds to the verb, emphasizing recognition of defeat.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–nun–yod
“son”
In context — Judges 20:36
And the sons of Benjamin saw that they were struck down, and the men of Israel gave place to Benjamin because they trusted in the ambush that they had set at Gibeah .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:36:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:36, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִ֖ן (beneivinyamin) 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.20.36.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.36.W2.S1) and character.