Joshua 21:5:1Josh.21.5.W1TAB
וְלִבְנֵ֨י
velivnei
“and to the sons”
- Transliteration
- ve-li-vnei
- Extended
- veh-lee-vnei
- IPA
- /və.liˈvneː/
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-vnei
- phraseyour reading level
ve-li-vnei ke-HAT
- sentence
ve-li-vnei ke-HAT ha-no-ta-RIM mi-mish-pe-KHOT mat-TE-E-fra-YIM u-mi-mat-TE-DAN u-me-kha-TZI mat-TE me-na-SHE ba-go-RAL a-RIM a-SER
Exegesis
The clause opens with the vav-conjunction phrase ve-li-v’nei {וְלִבְנֵי | wə-liv-nê} ‘and to the sons of’, indicating a dative recipient.
In context — Joshua 21:5
And to the sons of Kohath, the remaining ones , by lot ten cities were allotted from the families of the tribe of Ephraim, and from the tribe of Dan, and from half the tribe of Manasseh.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:5:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:5, so the Hebrew word וְלִבְנֵ֨י (velivnei) 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.21.5.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.5.W1.S1) and character.