Exodus 16:1:5Exod.16.1.W5TAB

בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

beneyisrael

the sons of Israel

Transliteration
be-ne-yis-ra-EL
Extended
beh-nee-yees-rah-EL
IPA
/bə.neː.jis.ra.ˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
the sons of Israel

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + נֵֽ + ייִשְׂ + רָ + אֵל֙
be + ne + yis + ra + el
beneyisrael

Alphabet Analysis

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
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Reshr guttural, like the French r
Qametslong 'ah'
Alephsilent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Lamedl as in law

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-ne-yis-ra-EL

  2. phraseyour reading level

    kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    va-yis-OO me-e-LIM va-ya-VO-oo kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL el-mid-bar-SIN a-SHER bein-e-LIM u-VEIN si-NAI

  4. sentence

    va-yis-OO me-e-LIM va-ya-VO-oo kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL el-mid-bar-SIN a-SHER bein-e-LIM u-VEIN si-NAI ba-kha-mi-SHA a-SAR YOM la-KHO-desh ha-she-NI le-tse-TAM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim

In contextExodus 16:1

They traveled on from Elim, and all the congregation of the sons of Israel arrived at the wilderness of Sin, which lies between Elim and Sinai, on the fifteenth day of the second month after their departure from the land of Egypt.

About this coordinate

Exodus 16:1:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 16:1, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (beneyisrael) 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.16.1.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.1.W5.S1) and character.