2 Kings 21:9:122 Kgs.21.9.W12TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
bene
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NE
- Extended
- beh-NEH
- IPA
- /bәˈneː/
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-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO sha-ME-u va-yat-EM me-na-SHE la-a-SOT ET-ha-RA min-ha-GO-yim a-SHER hish-MID ye-ho-VAH mip-ne be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase mipnei benei Yisra’el {מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | mippənê bənê Yiśrāʾēl} underscores Israel’s prior status. The English syntax mirrors the Hebrew cause-and-effect sequence and comparative emphasis.
In context — 2 Kings 21:9
But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do evil more than the nations whom the LORD destroyed before the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
2 Kings 21:9:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of 2 Kings 21:9, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֥י (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.21.9.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Kgs.21.9.W12.S1) and character.