Exodus 20:22:6Exod.20.22.W6TAB
אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י
elbenei
“to the sons of”
- Transliteration
- el-be-NEI
- Extended
- ehl-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| 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-be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-YO-mer Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH KOH to-MAR el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL a-TEM re-ee-TEM KI min-ha-sha-MA-yim dib-BAR-ti im-ma-KHEM
Exegesis
The phrase el-benei Yisrael {אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel-bə-nê yiś-rā-ʾēl} specifies the covenant recipients.
In context — Exodus 20:22
And the LORD said to Moses, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel: You yourselves have seen that from the heavens I have spoken with you.”
About this coordinate
Exodus 20:22:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Exodus 20:22, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י (elbenei) 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.20.22.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.20.22.W6.S1) and character.