Exodus 17:1:3Exod.17.1.W3TAB
בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל
beneiyisrael
“the sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-nei-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-nee-yis-rah-EHL
- 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-nei-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL mi-mid-bar-SIN
- clause
va-yis-U kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL mi-mid-bar-SIN le-mas-EI-hem al-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yis-U kol-a-DAT be-nei-yis-ra-EL mi-mid-bar-SIN le-mas-EI-hem al-PI Ye-ho-VAH va-ya-kha-NU bir-fi-DIM ve-EIN MA-yim lish-TOT ha-AM
Exegesis
The construct phrase kol-ʿăḏaṯ b-ne-yiś-rā-ʾêl {כָּל־עֲדַת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל | kol-ʿă-ḏaṯ bə-nê-yiś-rā-ʾêl} ‘all the congregation of the sons of Israel’ forms a unified subject.
Root and etymology
ś-r-hsamekh–resh–heh
“to struggle, to contend”
In context — Exodus 17:1
So the full assembly of Israel’s offspring moved out from the Wilderness of Sin in segments under the LORD’s instruction; they encamped at Rephidim, yet water was lacking for the people to drink.
About this coordinate
Exodus 17:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Exodus 17:1, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל (beneiyisrael) 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.17.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.17.1.W3.S1) and character.