Judges 20:36:8Judg.20.36.W8TAB

לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן

levinyamin

to Benjamin

Transliteration
le-vin-ya-MIN
Extended
leh-vihn-yah-MEEN
IPA
/ləvin.jaˈmiːn/

Meaning by language

English
to Benjamin

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לְ + בִנְ + יָ + מִ֔ן
le + vin + ya + min
levinyamin

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Nunn as in new
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Qametslong 'ah'
Memm as in mother
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Nun Sofitfinal form of Nun — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    le-vin-ya-MIN

  2. clause

    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

  3. 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

Root and etymology

Rootbet–nun–yod

son

In contextJudges 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 20:36:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 20:36, so the Hebrew word לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן (levinyamin) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.36.W8.S1) and character.