Exodus 16:6:4Exod.16.6.W4TAB
אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י
elkalbenei
“to all the sons of”
- Transliteration
- el-kal-be-NEI
- Extended
- el-kahl-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.kaːl.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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 |
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Word in context
- word
el-kal-be-NEI
- clause
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON el-kal-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON el-kal-be-NEI yis-ra-EL E-rev vi-da-TEM KI Ye-ho-VAH ho-TSI et-KHEM me-E-rets mits-RA-yim
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el kol benei yisrael {אֶל־כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel kol bə-nê yiś-rā-ʾēl} uses a construct chain to emphasize covenant community.
In context — Exodus 16:6
Moses and Aaron said to all the sons of Israel, “When evening comes, you will know that the LORD brought you out from the land of Egypt .”
About this coordinate
Exodus 16:6:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Exodus 16:6, so the Hebrew word אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י (elkalbenei) 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.16.6.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.6.W4.S1) and character.