Joshua 16:4:2Josh.16.4.W2TAB
בְנֵי־יוֹסֵ֖ף
beneiyosef
“the children of Joseph”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yo-SEF
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yoh-SEF
- IPA
- /bəneː.joˈseːf/
Meaning by language
- English
- the children of Joseph
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 | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Holem | long 'oh' as in go | |
| Samekh | s as in sit | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Pe Sofit | final form of Pe — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-yo-SEF
- phraseyour reading level
va-yin-kha-LU be-NEI-yo-SEF
- sentence
va-yin-kha-LU be-NEI-yo-SEF me-na-SHEH ve-ef-RA-yim
Exegesis
The construct noun phrase bənê Yôsēp̄ {בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף | bənê yôsēp̄} ‘sons of Joseph’ foregrounds tribal descent before specifying Menāššēh {מְנַשֶּׁה | menāššēh} and wə-’Efrāyīm {וְאֶפְרָיִם | wə-’efrāyīm}.
Root and etymology
י־ס־ף
“to add, increase”
In context — Joshua 16:4
And the sons of Joseph—Manasseh and Ephraim—received their inheritance .
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:4:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 16:4, so the Hebrew word בְנֵי־יוֹסֵ֖ף (beneiyosef) 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.16.4.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.4.W2.S1) and character.