Numbers 27:1:5Num.27.1.W5TAB
בֶּן־גִּלְעָד֙
bengilad
“son of Gilead”
- Transliteration
- ben-gil-AD
- Extended
- BEHN-geel-AHD
- IPA
- /ben.gilˈʕaːd/
Meaning by language
- English
- son of Gilead
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 | |
| Gimel | g as in good | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Dalet | d as in door |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ben-gil-AD
- phraseyour reading level
ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD
- clause
va-tik-RAV-na be-NOT tsel-af-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH le-mish-pe-KHOT me-na-SHEH ven-yo-SEF
- sentence
va-tik-RAV-na be-NOT tsel-af-KHAD ben-KHE-fer ben-gil-AD ben-ma-KHIR ben-me-na-SHEH le-mish-pe-KHOT me-na-SHEH ven-yo-SEF ve-E-le she-MOT be-no-TAV makh-LA no-A ve-khogh-LA u-mil-KA ve-tir-TSA
Exegesis
The construct chain tselophekhad ben-khefer ben-gilʿad ben-makhir ben-menasheh {צְלָפְחָד בֶּן־חֵפֶר בֶּן־גִּלְעָד בֶּן־מָכִיר בֶּן־מְנַשֶּׁה | ṣəlāp̄ḥāḏ ben-ḥēper ben-gilʿāḏ ben-mākhîr ben-mənaššēh} specifies precise lineage.
Root and etymology
Rootb-n
“son”
In context — Numbers 27:1
Then the daughters of Zelophehad , the son of Hepher, the son of Gilʿad, the son of Makhir, the son of Manasseh, from the clans of Manasseh son of Joseph, came forward. And these are the names of his daughters: Mahlah, Noa, Hoglah, Milkah, and Tirtzah.
About this coordinate
Numbers 27:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 27:1, so the Hebrew word בֶּן־גִּלְעָד֙ (bengilad) 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.27.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.27.1.W5.S1) and character.