Joshua 19:16:3Josh.19.16.W3TAB
בְּנֵֽי־זְבוּלֻ֖ן
beneizvulun
“of the sons of Zebulun”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-zvu-LUN
- Extended
- beh-NEE-zvu-LUN
- IPA
- /bəneː.zəvuluˈn/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons of Zebulun
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 | |
| Zayin | z as in zero | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Qibbuts | short 'oo' as in food | |
| Nun Sofit | final form of Nun — at word end |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-zvu-LUN
- phraseyour reading level
na-kha-LAT be-NEI-zvu-LUN
- clause
ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI-zvu-LUN le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
ZOT na-kha-LAT be-NEI-zvu-LUN le-mish-pe-kho-TAM he-a-RIM ha-E-le ve-khats-re-HEN
Exegesis
Nachalat {נַחֲלַת | na-ḥa-lat} ‘inheritance’ enters a construct chain with bnei-zevulun {בְּנֵי־זְבוּלֻן | bənê-ze-vū-lûn} ‘sons of Zebulun’, signaling tribal ownership.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“sons, descendants”
In context — Joshua 19:16
This is the inheritance of the sons of Zebulun according to their families; these cities and their villages .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:16:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Joshua 19:16, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־זְבוּלֻ֖ן (beneizvulun) 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.19.16.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.16.W3.S1) and character.