Exodus 16:2:3Exod.16.2.W3TAB

בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל

beneyisrael

sons of Israel

Transliteration
be-ne-yis-ra-EL
Extended
beh-neh-yihs-rah-EHL
IPA
/bə.neː.jis.ra.ˈʔeːl/

Meaning by language

English
sons of Israel

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְּ + נֵ + ייִשְׂ + רָ + אֵ֛ל
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. sentence

    va-yil-LO-nu kol-a-DAT be-ne-yis-ra-EL al-mo-SHEH ve-al-a-ha-RON bam-mid-BAR

Exegesis

The construct kol-adat-bnei-yisrael {כָּל־עֲדַת־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | kāl-ʿă-daṯ bə-nê-yiś-rā-ʾēl} forms the subject, highlighting the corporate identity of Israel.

In contextExodus 16:2

In the wilderness, the entire assembly of the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and Aaron.

About this coordinate

Exodus 16:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 16:2, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (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.16.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.2.W3.S1) and character.