אַלְפֵ֤י

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 אַלְפֵ֤י

   al-FEI

   the families of
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 וְרָאשֵׁ֨י אַלְפֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙

   ve-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL

   and the heads of the families of Israel
3. clause🔊 וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע פִּֽינְחָ֣ הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וּנְשִׂיאֵ֨י הָעֵדָ֜ה וְרָאשֵׁ֨י אַלְפֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ אֶת־הַ֨דְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר דִּבְּר֛וּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֥ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֖ד וּבְנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה

   va-yish-MA PIN-khas ha-ko-HEN u-ne-si-EI ha-e-DA ve-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER it-TO et-had-de-va-RIM a-SHER dib-ROO be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD u-ve-NEI-me-na-SHEH

   and heard Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation and the heads of the families of Israel who were with him the words that spoke the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the sons of Manasseh
4. sentence🔊 וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע פִּֽינְחָ֣ הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וּנְשִׂיאֵ֨י הָעֵדָ֜ה וְרָאשֵׁ֨י אַלְפֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אִתּ֔וֹ אֶת־הַ֨דְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר דִּבְּר֛וּ בְּנֵי־רְאוּבֵ֥ן וּבְנֵי־גָ֖ד וּבְנֵ֣י מְנַשֶּׁ֑ה וַיִּיטַ֖ב בְּעֵינֵיהֶֽם׃

   va-yish-MA PIN-khas ha-ko-HEN u-ne-si-EI ha-e-DA ve-ra-SHEI al-FEI yis-ra-EL a-SHER it-TO et-had-de-va-RIM a-SHER dib-ROO be-NEI-re-u-VEN u-ve-NEI-GAD u-ve-NEI-me-na-SHEH va-yi-TAV be-ei-NEI-hem

   and heard Phinehas the priest and the chiefs of the congregation and the heads of the families of Israel who were with him the words that spoke the sons of Reuben and the sons of Gad and the sons of Manasseh and it was good in their eyes

Exegesis

The construct chain u-nesiei ha-edah {וּנְשִׂיאֵי הָעֵדָה | ū-ne-sī-ʾē hā-ʿē-dāh} ‘princes of the assembly’ and ve-rashei alfei Yisrael {וְרָאשֵׁי אַלְפֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | wə-rō-šê-ʾ ʾal-p̄ē yi-srə-ʾēl} ‘chiefs of Israel’s thousands’ delineates hierarchical ranks.

Root and etymology

Root🔊 פ–יpe–yod

“mouth, command”

• 🔊 בְּפִיbepîby mouthNumbers 30:13