Judges 19:22:8Judg.19.22.W8TAB
בְנֵֽי־בְלִיַּ֗עַל
veneveliyaal
“sons of worthlessness”
- Transliteration
- ve-NE-ve-li-YA-al
- Extended
- veh-NEE-veh-lih-YA-ah-l
- IPA
- /vəˈneː.vəˈlij.ja.ʕal/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of worthlessness
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 | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Patach | short 'ah' as in father | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-NE-ve-li-YA-al
- phraseyour reading level
an-SHE ve-NE-ve-li-YA-al
- clause
HE-ma me-ti-VIM et-li-BAM ve-hi-NE an-SHE ha-IR an-SHE ve-NE-ve-li-YA-al na-sa-BU et-ha-BA-yit mit-da-pe-KIM al-ha-DA-let
- sentence
HE-ma me-ti-VIM et-li-BAM ve-hi-NE an-SHE ha-IR an-SHE ve-NE-ve-li-YA-al na-sa-BU et-ha-BA-yit mit-da-pe-KIM al-ha-DA-let va-yo-me-RU el-ha-ISH BA-al ha-BA-yit ha-za-KEN le-MOR ho-TSE et-ha-ISH a-sher-BA el-BET-kha ve-ne-da-E-nu
Exegesis
The interjection vehineh {וְהִנֵּה | wə-hi-nēh} ‘and behold’ signals an abrupt narrative shift to the intrusion by anshei benei-beliyaal {אַנְשֵׁי בְנֵי־בְלִיַּעַל | ʾănšê bĕnê-bĕlîyaʿal} ‘sons of worthlessness,’ a Hebrew intensifier.
Root and etymology
b-l-ybet–lamed–yod
“without profit”
In context — Judges 19:22
As they were making their hearts glad , behold, the men of the city, sons of worthlessness , surrounded the house and pounded on the door. They said to the old man who owned the house, “Bring out the man who came into your house so that we may know him.”
About this coordinate
Judges 19:22:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 19:22, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־בְלִיַּ֗עַל (veneveliyaal) 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 Judg.19.22.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.19.22.W8.S1) and character.