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
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
be-ne-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL
- 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
- 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 context — Exodus 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.