Isaiah 17:3:9Isa.17.3.W9TAB
בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
beneiyisrael
“sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /bəˈneː.jisraːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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
ki-khe-VOD be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ki-khe-VOD be-NEI-yis-ra-EL yih-HE-yu ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
- sentence
ve-nish-BAT miv-TSAR me-ef-RA-yim u-mam-la-KHA mid-dam-ME-sek u-she-AR a-RAM ki-khe-VOD be-NEI-yis-ra-EL yih-HE-yu ne-UM Ye-ho-VAH tse-va-OT
Exegesis
The simile kikhvod bnei-Yisrael {כִּכְב֤וֹד בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | kikə-bōḏ bənē-yisraʾēl} ‘like the glory of the sons of Israel’ uses ke for comparison.
In context — Isaiah 17:3
And the fortress will cease from Ephraim, and the kingdom from Damascus, and the remnant of Aram will be like the glory of the people of Israel—declares the LORD of hosts .
About this coordinate
Isaiah 17:3:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Isaiah 17:3, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (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 Isa.17.3.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Isa.17.3.W9.S1) and character.