Exodus 39:7:8Exod.39.7.W8TAB
לִבְנֵ֣י
livnei
“for the sons of”
- Transliteration
- liv-NEI
- Extended
- lihv-NEE
- IPA
- /liv.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
liv-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-SEM o-TAM AL kit-FOT ha-e-FOD av-NEI zik-ka-RON liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ya-SEM o-TAM AL kit-FOT ha-e-FOD av-NEI zik-ka-RON liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ka-a-SHER tsiv-VA Ye-ho-VAH et-mo-SHE
Exegesis
The phrase ʾavnē zikkārôn {אַבְנֵ֥י זִכָּרוֹן | ʾavnē zikkārôn} “stones of remembrance” highlights their commemorative function for libnē yiśrāʾēl {לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | libnē yiśrāʾēl} “the sons of Israel,” indicating collective identity.
In context — Exodus 39:7
And He placed them on the shoulder pieces of the ephod as memorial stones for the sons of Israel, as the LORD had commanded Moses .
About this coordinate
Exodus 39:7:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Exodus 39:7, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) 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.39.7.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Exod.39.7.W8.S1) and character.