Judges 20:7:3Judg.20.7.W3TAB
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
hi-NE khul-le-KHEM be-NE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
hi-NE khul-le-KHEM be-NE yis-ra-EL ha-VU la-KHEM da-VAR ve-ET-sa ha-LOM
Exegesis
The verse begins with the summons hineh {הִנֵּה | hi-nêh} ‘behold’, followed by the address kullekhem benei yisrael {כֻלְּכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | kul-lə-khem bə-nê yis-rā-ʼêl} ‘all of you, sons of Israel’, which emphasizes communal identity.
Root and etymology
Rootb l ʿ l
“worthlessness, lawlessness”
In context — Judges 20:7
Behold, all of you, sons of Israel, give here your word and counsel .
About this coordinate
Judges 20:7:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Judges 20:7, 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.20.7.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.20.7.W3.S1) and character.