Joshua 13:22:5Josh.13.22.W5TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
beneiyisrael
“the sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yees-rah-EL
- IPA
- /bəˈnej.jisʁaˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the 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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Word in context
- word
be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-KHE-rev el-khal-LEI-hem
- sentence
ve-ET-bil-AM BEN-be-OR ha-ko-SEM har-GU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-KHE-rev el-khal-LEI-hem
Exegesis
Finally, the locative el {אֶל | ʾel} ‘among’ with chalaleihem {חַלְלֵיהֶם | ḥal-lê-hêm} ‘their slain’ situates him within the casualties, underscoring the completeness of the defeat.
Root and etymology
Rootb n y
“sons, descendants”
In context — Joshua 13:22
The sons of Israel killed Balaam son of Beor, the diviner , with the sword among their slain .
About this coordinate
Joshua 13:22:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 13:22, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (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 Josh.13.22.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.13.22.W5.S1) and character.