Joshua 19:32:6Josh.19.32.W6TAB
לִבְנֵ֥י
livnei
“for the sons of”
- Transliteration
- liv-NEI
- Extended
- lihv-NEE
- IPA
- /livˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- for the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī |
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The word
Word in context
- word
liv-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI naf-ta-LI
- clause
liv-NEI naf-ta-LI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
- sentence
liv-NEI naf-ta-LI ya-TSA ha-go-RAL ha-shi-SHI liv-NEI naf-ta-LI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM
Exegesis
It begins with the phrase livnei {לִבְנֵי | li-və-nê} ‘to the sons of’, which marks the recipients and is understood to refer to the tribe of Naphtali in both instances.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“sons, descendants”
In context — Joshua 19:32
The sixth lot was cast for the sons of Naphtali according to their clans .
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:32:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 19:32, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵ֥י (livnei) 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.19.32.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.32.W6.S1) and character.