Leviticus 22:15:4Lev.22.15.W4TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- 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-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-kohd-SHEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-kohd-SHEI be-NEI yis-ra-EL ET a-SHER-ya-RI-mu la-ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The direct object marker et {אֶת־ | ʾet} introduces the construct kodeshei benei Yisrael {קָדְשֵׁ֖י בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | qā-ḏā-šê bə-nē yiś-rā-ʾēl} ‘holy things of the sons of Israel,’ highlighting possession in the cultic setting.
In context — Leviticus 22:15
And they shall not profane the holy things of the sons of Israel, those which they lift up as offerings to the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:15:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Leviticus 22:15, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (benei) 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.22.15.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.15.W4.S1) and character.