Joshua 21:3:2Josh.21.3.W2TAB
בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל
beneiyisrael
“the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yis-ra-EEL
- IPA
- /bəneːjisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the children 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 lal-vi-YIM
- clause
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM mi-na-cha-la-TAM el-PI Ye-ho-VAH
- sentence
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM mi-na-cha-la-TAM el-PI Ye-ho-VAH et-he-a-RIM ha-EI-le ve-et-mig-re-shei-HEN
Exegesis
The construct phrase benei yisra’el {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nê yiśrā’ēl} ‘sons of Israel’ identifies the distributive subject, immediately linked to la-leviyim {לַלְוִיִּם | la-lewi-yîm} ‘to the Levites’, whose definite article denotes a distinct recipient group.
In context — Joshua 21:3
And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites from their inheritance these cities and their pasturelands, according to the word of the LORD .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:3:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:3, 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.21.3.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.3.W2.S1) and character.