Exodus 14:29:1Exod.14.29.W1TAB

וּבְנֵ֧י

oovenei

and sons of

Transliteration
oo-ve-NEI
Extended
oo-veh-NEE
IPA
/uː.vəˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
and sons of

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Result
וּ + בְ + נֵ֧י
oo + ve + nei
oovenei

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī

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Word in context

  1. word

    oo-ve-NEI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    oo-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    oo-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL hal-KHU va-yab-ba-SHA be-TOKH hai-YAM

  4. sentence

    oo-ve-NEI yis-ra-EL hal-KHU va-yab-ba-SHA be-TOKH hai-YAM ve-ham-MA-yim la-HEM kho-MA mi-mi-NAM oo-mis-se-mo-LAM

Exegesis

The narrative opens with the prefixed conjunction uvenei {וּבְנֵ֧י־ | û̆v-nêĭ} “and the sons of,” introducing the subject Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | yiśrāʾēl} ‘Israel.’

Root and etymology

b-n-ybeth-nun-yod

to build; son

In contextExodus 14:29

But the Israelites walked on dry land in the middle of the sea, and the waters were for them a wall from their right side and from their left.

About this coordinate

Exodus 14:29:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Exodus 14:29, so the Hebrew word וּבְנֵ֧י (oovenei) 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.14.29.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.14.29.W1.S1) and character.