Judges 21:15:3Judg.21.15.W3TAB
לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן
levinyamin
“for Benjamin”
- Transliteration
- le-vin-ya-MIN
- Extended
- leh-vihn-yah-MEEN
- IPA
- /ləvinjaːˈmiːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- for Benjamin
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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
le-vin-ya-MIN
- clause
ve-ha-AM ni-KHAM le-vin-ya-MIN
- sentence
ve-ha-AM ni-KHAM le-vin-ya-MIN KI-a-SA Ye-ho-VAH PE-rets be-shiv-TEI yis-re-EL
Exegesis
The phrase le-binyamin {לְבִנְיָמִן | lə-bən-yā-man} identifies the object of that grief.
Root and etymology
ב־נ־י
“son of the right hand”
In context — Judges 21:15
And the people were grieved for Benjamin because the LORD had made a breach among the tribes of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 21:15:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 21:15, so the Hebrew word לְבִנְיָמִ֑ן (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.21.15.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.15.W3.S1) and character.