Judges 20:3:8Judg.20.3.W8TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
bene
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NE
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of
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 |
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Word in context
- word
be-NE
- phraseyour reading level
be-NE yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yo-me-RU be-NE yis-ra-EL dab-be-RU e-KHA nih-ye-TA ha-ra-A haz-ZOT
- 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
Rootb l ʿ l
“worthlessness, lawlessness”
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 20:3:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 20:3, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (bene) 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.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.3.W8.S1) and character.