Joshua 22:12:2Josh.22.12.W2TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“the sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- the sons of
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yish-me-U be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yish-me-U be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yi-ka-ha-LU kol-a-DAHT be-NEI-Yis-ra-EL shi-LO la-a-LOT a-lei-HEM la-tsa-VA
Exegesis
The construct pair benei yisrael {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nê yi-srāʾēl} defines the participants, further defined by kol-ʿadat {כָּל־עֲדַת | kol-ă-ḏaṯ} “whole congregation” to stress full communal involvement.
Root and etymology
ב־נ־י
“to build or found”
In context — Joshua 22:12
When the sons of Israel heard, the whole congregation of the sons of Israel assembled at Shiloh to go up to war against them.
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:12:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Joshua 22:12, 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.22.12.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.12.W2.S1) and character.