Leviticus 19:18:3Lev.19.18.W3TAB
אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י
etbenei
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- et-be-NEI
- Extended
- eht-beh-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔɛt.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 am-ME-kha
- clause
lo-tik-KOM ve-lo-tit-TOR et-be-NEI am-ME-kha ve-a-hav-TA le-re-a-KHA ka-MO-kha
- sentence
lo-tik-KOM ve-lo-tit-TOR et-be-NEI am-ME-kha ve-a-hav-TA le-re-a-KHA ka-MO-kha a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces benei {בְּנֵ֣י | bə-nê-yi} ‘sons of’ with ammecha {עַמֶּ֔ךָ | ʿammê-kha} ‘your people’, defining the communal scope.
In context — Leviticus 19:18
You shall not take vengeance or bear a grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 19:18:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 19:18, so the Hebrew word אֶת־בְּנֵ֣י (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 Lev.19.18.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.19.18.W3.S1) and character.