Joshua 21:4:6Josh.21.4.W6TAB
לִבְנֵי֩
livnei
“to the sons”
- Transliteration
- liv-NEI
- Extended
- lihv-NEI
- IPA
- /livˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sons
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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Word in context
- word
liv-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI a-ha-RON hak-ko-HEN
- clause
va-ye-HI liv-NEI a-ha-RON hak-ko-HEN min-hal-vi-YIM mi-mat-TE ye-hu-DA u-mi-mat-TE hash-shim-o-NI u-mi-mat-TE bin-ya-MIN bag-go-RAL a-RIM she-LOSH es-REH
- sentence
va-ye-TSE hag-go-RAL le-mish-pe-KHOT hak-ke-ha-TI va-ye-HI liv-NEI a-ha-RON hak-ko-HEN min-hal-vi-YIM mi-mat-TE ye-hu-DA u-mi-mat-TE hash-shim-o-NI u-mi-mat-TE bin-ya-MIN bag-go-RAL a-RIM she-LOSH es-REH
Exegesis
The construct chain livnei Aharon hakohen {לִבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן הַכֹּהֵן | li-vənē ʼāhǎrōn hak-kōhēn} identifies Aaron’s priestly lineage among the Levites.
In context — Joshua 21:4
And the lot came out for the Kohathite families and fell to the sons of Aaron the priest among the Levites, from the tribe of Judah, the tribe of Simeon, and the tribe of Benjamin, assigning thirteen cities .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:4:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 21:4, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵי֩ (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.21.4.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.4.W6.S1) and character.