Leviticus 17:2:3Lev.17.2.W3TAB
וְאֶל־בָּנָ֗יו
veelbanav
“and to his sons”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-ba-NAV
- Extended
- veh-el-ba-NAHV
- IPA
- /və.ʔɛl.baˈnav/
Meaning by language
- English
- and to his sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū | |
| Sheva | vocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Nun | n as in new | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Vav | v as in vine; marks long ō / ū |
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The word
Word in context
- word
ve-el-ba-NAV
- clause
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-EL kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-lei-HEM
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-EL kol-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-lei-HEM ZEH ha-da-VAR a-sher-tsi-VA Ye-ho-VAH leh-MOR
Exegesis
The coordinated prepositional address el-ʾahārōn {אֶל־אַהֲרֹן | ʾel-ʾahārōn}, ve-ʾel-bānāv {וְאֶל־בָּנָיו | wə-ʾel-bānāv}, and ve-ʾel-kᵒl-bənê yisrāʾēl {וְאֶל־כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | wə-ʾel-kᵒl-bənê yisrāʾēl} delineates the specific audience.
In context — Leviticus 17:2
Speak to Aaron and to his sons and to all the sons of Israel, and you shall say to them: “This is the word that the LORD has commanded, saying,”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 17:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 17:2, so the Hebrew word וְאֶל־בָּנָ֗יו (veelbanav) 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 Lev.17.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.17.2.W3.S1) and character.