Joshua 19:24:5Josh.19.24.W5TAB
בְנֵֽי־אָשֵׁ֖ר
beneiasher
“of the sons of Asher”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-a-SHER
- Extended
- beh-NEE-ah-SHEHR
- IPA
- /bəˈneː.ʔaˈʃeːr/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons of Asher
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 | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-a-SHER
- phraseyour reading level
le-ma-TE be-NEI-a-SHER
- sentence
va-ye-TSE ha-go-RAL ha-kha-mi-SHI le-ma-TE be-NEI-a-SHER le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
The prepositional construct ləmatteh bənê-ʾāšêr {לְמַטֵּה בְנֵי־אָשֵׁר | lə-maṭ-têh bə-nê-ʾā-šêr} ‘for the tribe of the sons of Asher’ identifies the tribal allotment.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“sons, descendants”
In context — Joshua 19:24
The fifth lot came out for the tribe of the descendants of Asher, according to their clans .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:24:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 19:24, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־אָשֵׁ֖ר (beneiasher) 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.19.24.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.24.W5.S1) and character.