Joshua 21:7:1Josh.21.7.W1TAB
לִבְנֵ֨י
livne
“to the sons of”
- Transliteration
- li-vne
- Extended
- lih-vneh
- IPA
- /livˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sons of
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
li-vne
- phraseyour reading level
li-vne me-ra-RI
- sentence
li-vne me-ra-RI le-mish-pe-kho-TAM mi-ma-TE re-u-VEN u-mi-ma-TE-GAD u-mi-ma-TE ze-vu-LUN a-RIM shteim es-RE
Exegesis
The verse opens with the prepositional phrase livnei {לִבְנֵי | lî-ḇnê} ‘to the sons’, marking the recipients, followed by the proper name Merari {מְרָרִי | mə-rārî} specifying the Levitical clan.
In context — Joshua 21:7
To the sons of Merari according to their families, from the tribe of Reuben, and from the tribe of Gad, and from the tribe of Zebulun, twelve cities were given.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:7:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of Joshua 21:7, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵ֨י (livne) 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.21.7.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.7.W1.S1) and character.