Numbers 13:14:4Num.13.14.W4TAB
בֶּן־וָפְסִֽי׃
benvafsi
“son of Vophsi”
- Transliteration
- ben-vaf-SI
- Extended
- behnh-vahf-SEE
- IPA
- /bɛn.vafˈsiː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Vophsi
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
ben-vaf-SI
- sentence
le-ma-TEH naf-ta-LI nakh-BI ben-vaf-SI
Exegesis
The patronymic unit ben-vaphsi {בֶּן־וָפְסִֽי | ben-wā-p̄-sî} uses a maqqef to unify ben {בֶּן־ | ben} ‘son’ and Vophsi {וָפְסִֽי | wā-p̄-sî}, resulting in the English rendering “son of Vophsi.” This preserves the Hebrew genealogical formula, retaining both the original word order and relational markers.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-nun
“son, descendant”
In context — Numbers 13:14
From the tribe of Naphtali, Nahbi the son of Vophsi.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:14:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 13:14, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־וָפְסִֽי׃ (benvafsi) 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 Num.13.14.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.14.W4.S1) and character.