Exodus 16:6:5Exod.16.6.W5TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /jis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- 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 16:6:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Exodus 16:6, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yisrael) 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.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.16.6.W5.S1) and character.