Genesis 10:21:5Gen.10.21.W5TAB
כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵ֔בֶר
kolbeneiever
“all the sons of Eber”
- Transliteration
- kol-be-nei-E-ver
- Extended
- kohl-beh-nee-EH-ver
- IPA
- /kɔl.bə.neː.ˈʕeː.ver/
Meaning by language
- English
- all the sons of Eber
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
kol-be-nei-E-ver
- clause
a-VI kol-be-nei-E-ver a-KHI YE-fet ha-ga-DOL
- sentence
u-le-SHEM yu-LAD gam-HU a-VI kol-be-nei-E-ver a-KHI YE-fet ha-ga-DOL
Exegesis
The construct kol-bene-Ever {כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵ֔בֶר | kāl-bə-nê-ʿē-ḇer} ‘all the sons of Eber’ functions as the object of avi, emphasizing his foundational role as progenitor.
Root and etymology
b-n-h
“to build, establish”
In context — Genesis 10:21
To Shem also, children were born; he was the father of all the sons of Eber, the elder brother of Japheth.
About this coordinate
Genesis 10:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Genesis 10:21, so the Hebrew word כָּל־בְּנֵי־עֵ֔בֶר (kolbeneiever) 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 Gen.10.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.10.21.W5.S1) and character.