Joshua 21:8:2Josh.21.8.W2TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
beneiyisrael
“the sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yis-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /bəneː jisʁaˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons 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
- clause
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM ET-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh ve-ET-mig-re-SHE-hen
- sentence
va-yit-NU be-NEI-yis-ra-EL lal-vi-YIM ET-he-a-RIM ha-EI-leh ve-ET-mig-re-SHE-hen ka-a-SHER tsi-VAH Ye-ho-VAH be-YAD-Mo-sheh ba-go-RAL
Exegesis
The subject phrase bnei Yisrael {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | bənei yiśrāʾēl} denotes the national collective.
In context — Joshua 21:8
And the sons of Israel gave to the Levites these cities and their pasturelands, as the LORD had commanded through Moses by lot.
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:8:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 21:8, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (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.21.8.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.8.W2.S1) and character.