Joshua 16:5:3Josh.16.5.W3TAB
בְּנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם
beneiefrayim
“of the sons of Ephraim”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-ef-RA-yim
- Extended
- beh-NEE-ef-ra-YEEM
- IPA
- /bəneː.ʔɛfˈrajim/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons of Ephraim
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Pe | p with dagesh; f without | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
be-NEI-ef-RA-yim
- phraseyour reading level
ge-VUL be-NEI-ef-RA-yim
- clause
va-ye-HI ge-VUL be-NEI-ef-RA-yim le-mish-pe-KHO-tam
- sentence
va-ye-HI ge-VUL be-NEI-ef-RA-yim le-mish-pe-KHO-tam va-ye-HI ge-VUL na-ha-la-TAM miz-RA-kha at-ROT a-DAR ad-BEIT kho-RON el-YON
Exegesis
The noun gevul {גְּבוּל | gə·vûl} ‘border’ marks territorial delimitation, while the construct phrase bnei-Ephraim {בְּנֵי־אֶפְרַיִם | bə·nē–ʾe·pra·yim} specifies tribal identity.
In context — Joshua 16:5
And the border of the sons of Ephraim, according to their clans , was as follows: The border of their inheritance was eastward from Ataroth Addar to Upper Beth Horon.
About this coordinate
Joshua 16:5:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 16:5, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־אֶפְרַ֖יִם (beneiefrayim) 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.16.5.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.16.5.W3.S1) and character.