Genesis 36:21:7Gen.36.21.W7TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
benei
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bə.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI se-IR
- clause
EL-leh al-lu-FEI ha-kho-RI be-NEI se-IR be-E-rets e-DOM
- sentence
ve-di-SHON ve-E-tser ve-di-SHAN EL-leh al-lu-FEI ha-kho-RI be-NEI se-IR be-E-rets e-DOM
Exegesis
The phrase bnei seir {בְּנֵי שֵׂעִיר | bə-nê śē-ʿîr} is appositional, further defining these chiefs as “sons of Seir,” marking their lineage.
Root and etymology
b-n-hBet–Nun–Heh
“to build, to produce offspring”
In context — Genesis 36:21
And Dishon, and Ezer, and Dishan—these were the chiefs of the Horites , the sons of Seir, in the land of Edom.
About this coordinate
Genesis 36:21:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Genesis 36:21, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֥י (benei) 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.36.21.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Gen.36.21.W7.S1) and character.