Numbers 13:9:4Num.13.9.W4TAB
בֶּן־רָפֽוּא׃
benrafu
“son of Raphu”
- Transliteration
- ben-ra-FU
- Extended
- BEHN-rah-FOO
- IPA
- /ben.raˈfuː/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Raphu
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 | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-ra-FU
- sentence
le-ma-TEH bin-ya-MIN pal-TI ben-ra-FU
Exegesis
Next palti {פַּלְטִי | pǎl-ti} ‘Palti’ identifies the individual, followed by the construct chain ben-raphu {בֶּן־רָפֽוּא | ben-rā-phûʾ} ‘son of Raphu’, which directly connects the son to his father. This nominal sequence, typical in Hebrew genealogical and enumerative lists, employs construct structures to express tribal and paternal relationships.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-nun
“son, builder”
In context — Numbers 13:9
For the tribe of Benjamin, Palti the son of Raphu.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:9:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 13:9, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־רָפֽוּא׃ (benrafu) 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.13.9.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.9.W4.S1) and character.