Leviticus 23:19:7Lev.23.19.W7TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
benei
“year-old”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bə.ˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- year-old
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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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI sha-NA
- clause
oo-SHNEI khe-va-SEEM be-NEI sha-NA le-ZEH-vakh she-la-MEEM
- sentence
va-ah-SEE-TEM seh-EER-ihz-ZEEM e-KHAD le-kha-TAAT oo-SHNEI khe-va-SEEM be-NEI sha-NA le-ZEH-vakh she-la-MEEM
Exegesis
Cardinal numbers echad {אֶחָ֖ד | ʾeḥād} ‘one’ and ūšənē {וּשְׁנֵ֧י | ūšənē} ‘and two’ quantify the animals, with the construct bnei shanah {בְּנֵ֥י שָׁנָ֖ה | bə-nê šānāh} ‘sons of a year’ indicating an age requirement.
In context — Leviticus 23:19
And you shall prepare one male goat of the goats for a sin offering , and two lambs a year old for a sacrifice of peace offerings .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:19:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of Leviticus 23:19, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֥י (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.23.19.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.19.W7.S1) and character.