Leviticus 22:2:3Lev.22.2.W3TAB
וְאֶל־בָּנָ֗יו
veelbanav
“and to his sons”
- Transliteration
- ve-el-ba-NAV
- Extended
- veh-ehl-bah-NAAV
- 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-yin-naz-RU mi-kad-SHEI be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kad-SHI
- sentence
da-BER el-a-ha-RON ve-el-ba-NAV ve-yin-naz-RU mi-kad-SHEI be-NEI-yis-ra-EL ve-LO ye-khal-le-LU et-SHEM kad-SHI a-SHER HEM mak-di-SHEEM LI a-NI Ye-ho-VAH
Exegesis
The coordinate conjunction ve-el {וְאֶל־ | wə-ʾel} links Aaron with his descendants banav {בָּנָיו | banāyw} ‘his sons’ to define the audience.
In context — Leviticus 22:2
Speak to Aaron and to his sons, and let them keep themselves apart from the holy things of the sons of Israel, so that they do not profane My holy name, which they sanctify to Me. I am the LORD .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 22:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 22:2, 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.22.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.22.2.W3.S1) and character.