1 Chronicles 15:5:11 Chr.15.5.W1TAB
לִבְנֵ֖י
livne
“to the sons of”
- Transliteration
- liv-NE
- Extended
- lihv-NEE
- IPA
- /livˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
liv-NE
- clause
liv-NE ke-HAT
- sentence
liv-NE ke-HAT u-ri-EL ha-SAR ve-e-KHAV me-A ve-e-she-RIM
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase livnei {לִבְנֵ֖י | lı̆v-neı̂} ‘to the sons of’, introducing the Levitical lineage rubric.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“to build, beget”
In context — 1 Chronicles 15:5
To the sons of Kohath, Uriel the leader and his brothers numbered one hundred and twenty.
About this coordinate
1 Chronicles 15:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 1 Chronicles 15:5, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵ֖י (livne) 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.15.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Chr.15.5.W1.S1) and character.