Joshua 17:16:2Josh.17.16.W2TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“the sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons of
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 yo-SEF
- clause
va-yo-MRU be-NEI yo-SEF lo-yi-ma-TSE la-NU ha-HAR
- sentence
va-yo-MRU be-NEI yo-SEF lo-yi-ma-TSE la-NU ha-HAR ve-RE-khev bar-ZEL be-KHOL-hak-ke-na-a-NI ha-yo-SHEV be-E-retz-ha-E-mek la-a-SHER be-VEIT-she-AN uv-no-TE-ha ve-la-a-SHER be-E-mek yiz-re-EL
Exegesis
The construct phrase benei Yosef {בְּנֵי יוֹסֵף | bənê Yōsēp̄} identifies the tribal speakers.
In context — Joshua 17:16
The sons of Joseph said, “The hill-country is not enough for us, and all the Canaanites who dwell in the land of the valley have chariots of iron—even those in Beth-Shan and its towns, and those in the valley of Jezreel.”
About this coordinate
Joshua 17:16:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 17:16, 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.17.16.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.17.16.W2.S1) and character.