Joshua 17:13:4Josh.17.13.W4TAB

בְּנֵ֣י

benei

the sons of

Transliteration
be-NEI
Extended
beh-NEE
IPA
/bəˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
the sons of

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Result
בְּ + נֵ֣י
be + nei
benei

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

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  1. word

    be-NEI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    be-NEI yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    va-ye-HI KI khaz-KU be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yit-NU et-hak-ke-na-a-NI la-MAS

  4. sentence

    va-ye-HI KI khaz-KU be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yit-NU et-hak-ke-na-a-NI la-MAS ve-ho-RESH LO ho-ri-SHO

In contextJoshua 17:13

And it happened, when the sons of Israel grew strong, they subjected the Canaanite to forced labor , but dispossessed him they did not.

About this coordinate

Joshua 17:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Joshua 17:13, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (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.17.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.13.W4.S1) and character.