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
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
- 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 context — Exodus 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.