Leviticus 23:10:3Lev.23.10.W3TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
yisraehl
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EHL
- Extended
- yis-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /jis.raˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Yod | y as in yes; marks long ī | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Shin | shin with right dot; sin with left dot | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable | |
| Resh | r guttural, like the French r | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Tsere | long 'ey' as in they | |
| Lamed | l as in law |
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Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EHL
- phraseyour reading level
el-be-NEE yis-ra-EHL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EHL ve-a-mar-TAA ah-le-HEM ki-ta-VO-oo el-ha-A-rets a-SHER a-NI no-TEN la-KHEM oo-ke-tsar-TEHM et-ke-tseer-RAH
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EHL ve-a-mar-TAA ah-le-HEM ki-ta-VO-oo el-ha-A-rets a-SHER a-NI no-TEN la-KHEM oo-ke-tsar-TEHM et-ke-tseer-RAH va-ha-VEH-tem et-OH-mer reh-SHEET ke-tseer-KHEM el-ha-ko-HEN
Exegesis
The compound address el-benei yisrael {אֶל־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | ʾel-bənê yiśrāʾēl} ‘to the sons of Israel’ identifies the corporate audience.
In context — Leviticus 23:10
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “When you enter the land which I am giving to you and reap its harvest, then you shall bring a sheaf of the firstfruits of your harvest to the priest.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:10:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 23:10, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yisraehl) 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.23.10.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.10.W3.S1) and character.