Joshua 14:6:2Josh.14.6.W2TAB

בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֤ה

beneiyehudah

the sons of Judah

Transliteration
be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH
Extended
beh-NEE-yeh-hu-DAA
IPA
/bəneː.jehuˈdaː/

Meaning by language

English
the sons of Judah

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
בְ + נֵֽ + ייְ + הוּ + דָ֤ה
be + nei + ye + hu + dah
beneiyehudah

Alphabet Analysis

Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Daletd as in door
Qametslong 'ah'
Heh as in house; silent at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH

  2. phraseyour reading level

    va-yig-SHU be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a

  3. clause

    va-yig-SHU be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a ba-gil-GAL va-YO-mer e-LAV ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH hak-ke-ni-ZI

  4. sentence

    va-yig-SHU be-NEI-ye-hu-DAH el-ye-ho-SHU-a ba-gil-GAL va-YO-mer e-LAV ka-LEV ben-ye-fu-NEH hak-ke-ni-ZI a-TA ya-DAT-ta et-ha-da-VAR a-sher-di-BER Ye-ho-VAH el-mo-SHEH ISH-ha-e-lo-HIM al-o-do-TAI ve-al-o-do-TEI-kha be-ka-DESH-bar-NE-a

Exegesis

The construct chain bnei-Yehudah {בְנֵי־יְהוּדָ֤ה | bə-nē yə-hû-dâ} highlights tribal identity.

In contextJoshua 14:6

And the sons of Judah approached Joshua at Gilgal, and Caleb son of Jephunneh the Kenizzite said to him, “You have known the word which the LORD spoke to Moses the man of God concerning me and concerning you at Kadesh Barnea.”

About this coordinate

Joshua 14:6:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 14:6, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָ֤ה (beneiyehudah) 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.14.6.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.14.6.W2.S1) and character.