2 Kings 17:9:22 Kgs.17.9.W2TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
veneiyisrael
“sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- veh-NEE-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /vənɛː.jiś.raːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ye-kha-PE-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-kha-PE-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL de-va-RIM a-SHER lo-KHEN al-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem
- sentence
va-ye-kha-PE-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL de-va-RIM a-SHER lo-KHEN al-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-hem va-yiv-NU la-HEM ba-MOT be-khol-a-re-HEM mim-mig-DAL no-tse-RIM ad-IR miv-TSAR
Exegesis
The construct phrase benei-yisrael {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | bə-nē yiś-ra-’ēl} ‘sons of Israel’ establishes the corporate subject.
In context — 2 Kings 17:9
And the sons of Israel acted in secret and did things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchmen’s tower to the fortified city.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 17:9:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of 2 Kings 17:9, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (veneiyisrael) 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.17.9.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.17.9.W2.S1) and character.