Judges 20:43:2Judg.20.43.W2TAB
אֶת־בִּנְיָמִן֙
etbinyamin
“{direct object} Benjamin”
- Transliteration
- et-bin-ya-MIN
- Extended
- eht-bihn-yah-MEEN
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bin.jaˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} Benjamin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
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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The word
Word in context
- word
et-bin-ya-MIN
- phraseyour reading level
kit-te-RU et-bin-ya-MIN
- clause
kit-te-RU et-bin-ya-MIN hir-di-FU-hu me-nu-KHA hid-ri-KHU-hu
- sentence
kit-te-RU et-bin-ya-MIN hir-di-FU-hu me-nu-KHA hid-ri-KHU-hu AD NO-khakh ha-giv-A mim-miz-RAKH-sha-MESH
Exegesis
The verse opens with kitteru {כִּתְּרוּ | kiṭ-ṭə-rû} “they surrounded,” which, with the object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet}, directs the action toward binyamin {בִּנְיָמִן | bin·ya·mîn}.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“son of the right hand”
In context — Judges 20:43
They surrounded Binyamin and pursued him. From Menuchah they trampled him down until opposite Givah toward the sunrise .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:43:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:43, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בִּנְיָמִן֙ (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.20.43.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.43.W2.S1) and character.