Exodus 14:22:2Exod.14.22.W2TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
veneiyisrael
“the sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- veh-NEE-yis-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /və.neː.jis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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-ya-VO-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-VO-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL be-TOKH ha-YAM ba-yab-ba-SHA
- sentence
va-ya-VO-u ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL be-TOKH ha-YAM ba-yab-ba-SHA ve-ha-MA-yim la-HEM kho-MA mi-mi-NAM oo-mi-se-mo-LAM
Exegesis
The construct phrase benei yisra’el {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bᵉ-nē yi-sᵉ-rā-’ēl} ‘sons of Israel’ designates the collective subject.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybeth-nun-yod
“to build; son”
In context — Exodus 14:22
The Israelites walked through the midst of the sea on dry ground, and the waters became a wall for them on their right and on their left.
About this coordinate
Exodus 14:22:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Exodus 14:22, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (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 Exod.14.22.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.22.W2.S1) and character.