1 Chronicles 15:4:31 Chr.15.4.W3TAB
אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י
etbenei
“{direct object marker} sons of”
- Transliteration
- et-be-NEI
- Extended
- eht-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object marker} sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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Word in context
- word
et-be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
et-be-NEI a-ha-RON
- sentence
va-ye-e-SOF da-VID et-be-NEI a-ha-RON ve-et-ha-le-vi-YIM
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾet} marks each definite object, here bnei Aharon {בְּנֵי אַהֲרֹן | bə-nê ʾăhărōn} ‘sons/descendants of Aaron’, while ve'et {וְאֶת־ | wəʾet} coordinates the second object haleviyim {הַלְוִיִּם | haləwīyim} ‘the Levites’. In translating into English, the Hebrew VSO becomes SVO for clarity, preserving the construct relationship to highlight David’s authoritative summoning of these priestly groups for temple service.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“to build, beget”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:4
And David gathered the sons of Aaron and the Levites .
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:4:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of 1 Chronicles 15:4, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י (etbenei) 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 1 Chr.15.4.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.4.W3.S1) and character.