2 Kings 17:22:22 Kgs.17.22.W2TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
bene
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NE
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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
be-NE
- phraseyour reading level
be-NE yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-le-KHU be-NE yis-ra-EL be-khol-kha-to-OT ya-rav-AM a-SHER a-SA
- sentence
va-ye-le-KHU be-NE yis-ra-EL be-khol-kha-to-OT ya-rav-AM a-SHER a-SA lo-SA-ru mi-me-NA
Exegesis
The construct phrase bnei yisra’el {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nê yiśrāʾēl} ‘sons of Israel’ refers corporately to the nation.
In context — 2 Kings 17:22
And the sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam that he committed; they did not turn aside from them.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:22, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (bene) 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 2 Kgs.17.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.22.W2.S1) and character.