Judges 20:32:8Judg.20.32.W8TAB
וּבְנֵ֧י
uvene
“and the sons of”
- Transliteration
- u-ve-NE
- Extended
- oo-veh-NEE
- IPA
- /uːvəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- and the sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| 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
u-ve-NE
- phraseyour reading level
u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL a-me-RU
- clause
u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL a-me-RU na-NU-sa u-ne-tak-ke-NU-hu min-ha-IR el-ha-me-sil-LOT
- sentence
va-yo-me-RU be-NE bin-ya-MIN nig-ga-FIM HEM le-fa-NE-nu ke-va-ri-sho-NA u-ve-NE yis-ra-EL a-me-RU na-NU-sa u-ne-tak-ke-NU-hu min-ha-IR el-ha-me-sil-LOT
Exegesis
The second speech begins with ū-bənê yiśrāʾēl {וּבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ū-bənê yiśrāʾēl} and the perfect verb āmərû {אָמְרוּ | āmərû}, leading into two Piʿel cohortative verbs nānûsâ {נָנ֙וּסָה | nānûsâ} and ūnətaqqənûhû {וּנְתַקְּנֻהוּ | ūnətaqqənûhû}, which express collective resolve.
Root and etymology
Rootbet–nun–yod
“son”
In context — Judges 20:32
And the sons of Benjamin said, "They are defeated before us as at the first." And the sons of Israel said, "Let us flee and draw them out from the city to the roads ."
About this coordinate
Judges 20:32:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Judges 20:32, so the Hebrew word וּבְנֵ֧י (uvene) 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.20.32.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.32.W8.S1) and character.