Judges 20:14:7Judg.20.14.W7TAB
עִם־בְּנֵ֥י
imbene
“with the sons of”
- Transliteration
- im-be-NE
- Extended
- ihm-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʕim.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- with the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Ayin | deep guttural stop, voiced pharyngeal | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Mem Sofit | final form of Mem — at word end | |
| 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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Word in context
- word
im-be-NE
- phraseyour reading level
im-be-NE yis-ra-EL
- clause
la-TSET lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-as-FU be-NE-VIN-ya-min min-he-a-RIM ha-giv-a-TA la-TSET lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
Finally, ʿim b’nei yisrā’ēl {עִם־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʿim bĕ-nê yi-srā-’ēl} ‘with the sons of Israel’ designates opponents. This tightly ordered sequence underscores collective mobilization toward armed conflict, a hallmark of Hebrew narrative progression.
Root and etymology
Root’am
“people, community”
In context — Judges 20:14
And the sons of Benjamin gathered from the cities to Gibeah to go out to battle with the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Judges 20:14:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Judges 20:14, so the Hebrew word עִם־בְּנֵ֥י (imbene) 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.20.14.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.14.W7.S1) and character.