Exodus 1:13:3Exod.1.13.W3TAB
אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י
etbene
“the sons of”
- Transliteration
- et-be-NE
- Extended
- eet-beh-NEH
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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-NE
- phraseyour reading level
et-be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-a-VI-du mits-RA-yim et-be-NE yis-ra-EL be-FA-rekh
Exegesis
The construct ʾet-bə-nê Yisrā’ēl {אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾet-bə-nê yiśrā’ēl} ‘sons of Israel’ serves as the direct object.
Root and etymology
Rootbeth–nun–yod
“offspring”
In context — Exodus 1:13
And the Egyptians made the sons of Israel serve harshly .
About this coordinate
Exodus 1:13:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 1:13, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י (etbene) 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 Exod.1.13.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.1.13.W3.S1) and character.