Joshua 21:9:6Josh.21.9.W6TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“of the sons”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the sons
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 |
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Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI shim-ON
- clause
va-yit-NU mi-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH u-mi-ma-TEH be-NEI shim-ON
- sentence
va-yit-NU mi-ma-TEH be-NEI ye-hu-DAH u-mi-ma-TEH be-NEI shim-ON ET he-a-REEM ha-EH-leh a-sher-yik-RA et-HEN be-SHEM
Exegesis
The parallel construct expressions mimmatteh benei Yehudah {מִמַּטֵּה בְּנֵי יְהוּדָה | mimmāṭṭē bənê Yᵉhūḏāh} “from the tribe of the sons of Judah” and ūmimmatteh benei Shim‘on {וּמִמַּטֵּה בְּנֵי שִׁמְעוֹן | ūmimmāṭṭē bənê Šimʿôn} “and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon” set up the tribal sources.
In context — Joshua 21:9
And they gave from the tribe of the sons of Judah and from the tribe of the sons of Simeon these towns , which are listed by name .
About this coordinate
Joshua 21:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Joshua 21:9, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (benei) 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.21.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.21.9.W6.S1) and character.