Joshua 22:24:9Josh.22.24.W9TAB
בְנֵיכֶ֤ם
veneykhem
“your children”
- Transliteration
- ve-ney-KHEM
- Extended
- veh-ney-KHEM
- IPA
- /vənejˈxɛm/
Meaning by language
- English
- your children
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 | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end |
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Word in context
- word
ve-ney-KHEM
- phraseyour reading level
yo-am-RU ve-ney-KHEM le-va-NEI-nu
- clause
ma-KHAR yo-am-RU ve-ney-KHEM le-va-NEI-nu le-MOR ma-la-KHEM ve-la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-IM-LO mid-de-a-GAH mid-da-VAR a-si-NU ET-ZOT le-MOR ma-KHAR yo-am-RU ve-ney-KHEM le-va-NEI-nu le-MOR ma-la-KHEM ve-la-ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The construct chain veneikhem levaneinu {בְנֵיכֶם לְבָנֵינוּ | bə-nê-ḵem lə-ḇā-nê-nū} ‘your sons to our sons’ identifies the dialogue participants.
Root and etymology
ב־נ־י
“to build or found”
In context — Joshua 22:24
No, we did this out of concern about a matter, saying, “In days to come your sons may say to our sons, ‘What is it to you and to the LORD , the God of Israel?’”
About this coordinate
Joshua 22:24:9 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 9 of Joshua 22:24, so the Hebrew word בְנֵיכֶ֤ם (veneykhem) 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.22.24.W9, which extends further down to each syllable (Josh.22.24.W9.S1) and character.