Judges 20:3:5Judg.20.3.W5TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
veneyisrael
“sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- ve-NE-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- veh-NEE-yihs-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /vəˈneː.jis.raˈʔeːl/
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
ve-NE-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
ki-a-LU ve-NE-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yish-me-U be-NE bin-ya-MIN ki-a-LU ve-NE-yis-ra-EL ham-mits-PA
- sentence
va-yish-me-U be-NE bin-ya-MIN ki-a-LU ve-NE-yis-ra-EL ham-mits-PA va-yo-me-RU be-NE yis-ra-EL dab-be-RU e-KHA nih-ye-TA ha-ra-A haz-ZOT
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct chain benei binyamin {בְּנֵי בִנְיָמִן | bə-nē bin-yā-mîn} defining the tribal group.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to strive, prevail”
In context — Judges 20:3
And the sons of Benjamin heard that the sons of Israel had gone up to Mizpah . Then the sons of Israel said, “Speak! How did this evil take place?”
About this coordinate
Judges 20:3:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Judges 20:3, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (veneyisrael) 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.20.3.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.3.W5.S1) and character.