Judges 20:30:2Judg.20.30.W2TAB
בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
beneyisrael
“sons of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NE-YIS-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yees-rah-EEL
- IPA
- /bəˈneː.jisrɔːˈʔeːl/
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-NE-YIS-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
va-ya-a-LU be-NE-YIS-ra-EL
- clause
va-ya-a-LU be-NE-YIS-ra-EL el-be-NE vin-ya-MIN ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI
- sentence
va-ya-a-LU be-NE-YIS-ra-EL el-be-NE vin-ya-MIN ba-YOM ha-she-li-SHI va-ya-ar-KHU el-ha-giv-A ke-fa-AM be-fa-AM
Exegesis
This is followed by the construct chain bnei-Yisrael {בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל | bənê-yiśrāʾēl} ‘sons of Israel’ identifying the subject.
Root and etymology
Rootyod–shin–resh
“to strive, prevail”
In context — Judges 20:30
And the sons of Israel went up against the sons of Benjamin on the third day, and they arrayed themselves against Gibeah as at other times .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:30:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 20:30, so the Hebrew word בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (beneyisrael) 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.20.30.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.30.W2.S1) and character.