Joshua 18:1:3Josh.18.1.W3TAB
בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
beneiyisrael
“the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yees-rah-EL
- IPA
- /bəneː jis.rɑˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the children of Israel
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 | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED
- sentence
va-yi-ka-ha-LU KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL shi-LO va-yash-KI-nu SHAM ET-O-hel mo-ED ve-ha-A-retz nikh-be-SHA lif-NE-hem
Exegesis
The construct phrase kol-adat benei-yisrael {כָּל־עֲדַ֤ת בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | kol-ʿădāt bənē-yiśraʾēl} ‘all the congregation of the sons of Israel’ binds individuals into a unified group.
Root and etymology
RootShin, Resh, Heh
“to strive, contend”
In context — Joshua 18:1
And all the congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh, and they set up there the tent of meeting . The land was subdued before them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:1:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 18:1, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (beneiyisrael) 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.18.1.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.1.W3.S1) and character.