Judges 21:20:2Judg.21.20.W2TAB
אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י
etbenei
“{direct object} sons of”
- Transliteration
- et-be-NEI
- Extended
- eht-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- {direct object} sons of
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Tav | t as in top | |
| 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
et-be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
et-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN
- clause
va-ye-tsa-VU et-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN le-MOR
- sentence
va-ye-tsa-VU et-be-NEI bin-ya-MIN le-MOR le-KHU va-a-rav-TEM ba-ke-ra-MIM
Exegesis
The particle et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-} marks the direct object bnei {בְּנֵ֥י | bə-nê} binyāmin {בִנְיָמִ֖ן | Bin-yā-mîn}, “the sons of Benjamin.”
Root and etymology
b-n-y
“son, descendant”
In context — Judges 21:20
And they commanded the sons of Benjamin, saying, “Go and set an ambush in the vineyards .”
About this coordinate
Judges 21:20:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Judges 21:20, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י (etbenei) 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.21.20.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Judg.21.20.W2.S1) and character.