Judges 20:19:2Judg.20.19.W2TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
beneiyisrael
“sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /bəˈneː.jis.rɔːˈʔeːl/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-KU-mu be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-KU-mu be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-BO-ker
- sentence
va-ya-KU-mu be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ba-BO-ker va-ya-kha-NU al-ha-giv-A
Exegesis
The construct chain bnei-yisrael {בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | bĕnê yiśrāʾēl} ‘sons of Israel’ identifies a corporate group.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to strive, prevail”
In context — Judges 20:19
And the sons of Israel rose early in the morning and camped near Gibeah .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:19:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:19, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (beneiyisrael) 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.20.19.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.19.W2.S1) and character.