Judges 20:23:2Judg.20.23.W2TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
veneiyisrael
“sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- veh-NEE-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /vəˈneːj.jis.raːˈʔeːl/
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 |
Tap any letter to hear its name and sound
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-A-lu ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-A-lu ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL va-yiv-KE-u lif-NEI-ye-ho-VAH ad-ha-E-rev va-yish-e-A-lu va-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-o-SIF la-GE-shet lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NEI vin-ya-MIN a-KHI
- sentence
va-ya-A-lu ve-NEI-yis-ra-EL va-yiv-KE-u lif-NEI-ye-ho-VAH ad-ha-E-rev va-yish-e-A-lu va-ye-ho-VAH le-MOR ha-o-SIF la-GE-shet lam-mil-kha-MA im-be-NEI vin-ya-MIN a-KHI va-yo-MER ye-ho-VAH a-LU e-LAV
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to strive, prevail”
In context — Judges 20:23
And the sons of Israel went up and wept before the LORD until the evening; and they inquired of the LORD, saying, “Shall I continue to go up to battle against the sons of Benjamin, my brother ?” And the LORD said, “Go up against him.”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:23:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:23, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל (veneiyisrael) 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.20.23.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.23.W2.S1) and character.