Numbers 13:6:4Num.13.6.W4TAB
בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה׃
benyefuneh
“son of Jephunneh”
- Transliteration
- ben-ye-fu-NEH
- Extended
- BEN-yeh-fu-NEH
- IPA
- /bɛn.jəfuˈnɛ/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Jephunneh
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| He | h as in house; silent at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ben-ye-fu-NEH
- sentence
le-ma-TEH ye-hu-DA ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH
Exegesis
The construct sequence Kalev ben Yefunneh {כָּלֵב בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּה | kā-lêḇ ben ye-p̄un-ne} forms a noun chain where Caleb is identified by his father’s name, reflecting Hebrew’s genitival construct without a linking preposition. This structure emphasizes lineage and representative authority within the report of the spies.
Root and etymology
b-nbet-nun
“son”
In context — Numbers 13:6
For the tribe of Judah, Caleb son of Jephunneh .
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 13:6, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־יְפֻנֶּֽה׃ (benyefuneh) 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.13.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.6.W4.S1) and character.