Leviticus 18:2:2Lev.18.2.W2TAB
אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י
elbenee
“to the sons of”
- Transliteration
- el-be-NEE
- Extended
- ehl-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.bə.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the 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 | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-be-NEE
- phraseyour reading level
el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL veh-ah-mar-TAH ah-le-HEM
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL veh-ah-mar-TAH ah-le-HEM ah-NEE Ye-ho-VAH e-lo-HE-khem
Exegesis
The construct phrase benei yisrael {בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nei yi-sra-ʾel} ‘sons of Israel’ establishes the national audience.
Root and etymology
Rootbet-nun-hey
“to build, produce”
In context — Leviticus 18:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “I am the LORD your God .”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 18:2:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 18:2, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י (elbenee) 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.18.2.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.18.2.W2.S1) and character.