Joshua 18:28:13Josh.18.28.W13TAB
בְּנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִ֖ן
beneibinyamin
“of the sons of Benjamin”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-bin-ya-MIN
- Extended
- beh-NEH-bin-ya-MEEN
- IPA
- /bəneː.binˈjamin/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons of Benjamin
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Mem | m as in mother | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-bin-ya-MIN
- phraseyour reading level
na-kha-LAT be-NEI-bin-ya-MIN
- clause
ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI-bin-ya-MIN le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
ve-TSE-la ha-E-lef ve-ha-ye-vu-SI HI ye-ru-sha-LAM giv-AT kir-YAT a-RIM ar-BA-es-RE ve-khats-re-HEN ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI-bin-ya-MIN le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The demonstrative zōṯ {זֹ֛את | zōṯ} ‘this’ signals the subsequent noun phrase naḥălāt bənê binyāmîn ləmispəḥōṯām {נַֽחֲלַ֥ת בְּנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִ֖ן לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָֽם | na-ḥă-lāt bənê bin-yā-mîn lə-miš-pə-ḥō-ṯām} ‘inheritance of the sons of Benjamin for their clans.’ Hebrew employs construct relationships and coordination to convey the territorial allotment, while English uses coordinated noun phrases and appositions to maintain clarity and flow.
Root and etymology
y-m-nyod–mem–nun
“right hand”
In context — Joshua 18:28
Zelah, Haeleph, and the Jebusite city—Jerusalem—Gibeah and Kiriath, fourteen cities with their villages. This was the inheritance of the descendants of Benjamin for their clans.
About this coordinate
Joshua 18:28:13 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 13 of Joshua 18:28, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־בִנְיָמִ֖ן (beneibinyamin) 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.18.28.W13, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.18.28.W13.S1) and character.