Joshua 21:13:1Josh.21.13.W1TAB
וְלִבְנֵ֣י
velivne
“and to the sons”
- Transliteration
- ve-li-vne
- Extended
- veh-lee-vNEE
- IPA
- /vəliˈvneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to the sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
ve-li-vne
- phraseyour reading level
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN
- clause
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
- sentence
ve-li-vne a-ha-RON ha-ko-HEN nat-NU et-IR mik-LAT ha-ro-TSE-akh et-khev-RON ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha ve-et-liv-NA ve-et-mig-ra-SHE-ha
Exegesis
The verse begins with ve-livnei {וְלִבְנֵי | wə-livnē} “and to the sons of,” introducing the recipient subset.
In context — Joshua 21:13
And to the sons of Aaron the priest , they gave Hebron and its pasturelands as a city of refuge for the manslayer, and Libnah and its pasturelands.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:13:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:13, so the Hebrew word וְלִבְנֵ֣י (velivne) 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.21.13.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.13.W1.S1) and character.