Judges 20:13:18Judg.20.13.W18TAB
בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
beneyisrael
“sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NE-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /bəˈneː.jisrɔːˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of Israel
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 | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
be-NE-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
a-khe-HEM be-NE-yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-LO a-VU ve-NE bin-ya-MIN lish-mo-A be-KOL a-khe-HEM be-NE-yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-a-TA te-NU et-ha-a-na-SHIM be-NE-vli-YA-al a-SHER bag-giv-A u-ne-mi-TEM u-ne-va-a-RA ra-A mi-yis-ra-EL ve-LO a-VU ve-NE bin-ya-MIN lish-mo-A be-KOL a-khe-HEM be-NE-yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The phrase bə-nê-bin-yāmîn {בְּנֵי־בִּנְיָמִ֔ן | bə-nê-bin-yāmîn} ‘sons of Benjamin’ identifies the dissenters, and the infinitive lišmōʿa {לִשְׁמֹעַ | lišmōʿa} ‘to listen’ with the prepositional phrase bə-qōl ʾăḥêhem bə-nê yiśrāʾēl {בְּקוֹל אֲחֵיהֶם בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | bə-qōl ʾăḥêhem bə-nê yiśrāʾēl} ‘to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel’ demonstrates their refusal to heed it. This structure sets a communal demand for justice contrasted with tribal loyalty and disobedience.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to strive, prevail”
In context — Judges 20:13
And now, give the men, sons of worthlessness, who are in Gibeah, so that we may put them to death and purge evil from Israel. But the sons of Benjamin were not willing to listen to the voice of their brothers, the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:13:18 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 18 of Judges 20:13, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ (beneyisrael) 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.20.13.W18, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.13.W18.S1) and character.