Joshua 19:49:5Josh.19.49.W5TAB
בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל
beneiyisrael
“the sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEI-yees-rah-EYL
- IPA
- /bəneːjisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons 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
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL na-kha-LA
- clause
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL na-kha-LA li-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN be-to-KHAM
- sentence
va-ye-kha-LOO le-nkhol-ET-ha-A-retz lig-vu-lo-TE-ha va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL na-kha-LA li-ye-ho-SHU-a bin-NUN be-to-KHAM
Exegesis
The narrative then employs wayyiṯnū {וַיִּתְּנוּ | wayyiṯnū} “and they gave,” and the construct phrase bənê yisrāʾēl {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bənê yisrāʾēl} “sons of Israel” as subject.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“sons, descendants”
In context — Joshua 19:49
And when they had finished apportioning the land to its boundaries , the sons of Israel gave an inheritance to Joshua son of Nun among them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 19:49:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Joshua 19:49, so the Hebrew word בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל (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.19.49.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.19.49.W5.S1) and character.