Joshua 15:1:4Josh.15.1.W4TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
benei
“of the sons”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons
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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Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI ye-hu-DAH
- clause
va-ye-HI ha-go-RAL le-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
va-ye-HI ha-go-RAL le-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH le-mish-pe-kho-TAM el-ge-VUL e-DOM mid-bar-TSIN NEG-bah mik-TSEH tei-MAN
Exegesis
The phrase ha-gōrāl lə-mattêh bə-nê Yəhûdāh lə-mišpə-ḥōṯām {הַגּוֹרָל לְמַטֵּה בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָם | ha-gōrāl lə-mattêh bə-nê Yəhûdāh lə-mišpə-ḥōṯām} functions as the subject, ‘the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah according to their families’.
In context — Joshua 15:1
And the lot for the tribe of the sons of Judah by their families came to the border of Edom and to the wilderness of Zin southward, extending to its uttermost limit .
About this coordinate
Joshua 15:1:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 15:1, 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 Josh.15.1.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.15.1.W4.S1) and character.