Leviticus 23:2:3Lev.23.2.W3TAB
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
yisrael
“Israel”
- Transliteration
- yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- yihs-rah-EHL
- IPA
- /jisraˈʔeːl/
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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The word
Word in context
- word
yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEI yis-ra-EL ve-a-mar-TA a-le-HEM mo-e-DEI Ye-ho-VAH a-SHER-tihk-re-OO o-TAM mik-ra-EI KO-desh E-le HEM mo-e-DAAI
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el bene yisra’el {אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel bə-nē yiśrāʾēl} specifies the audience.
In context — Leviticus 23:2
Speak to the sons of Israel and say to them, “The appointed times of the LORD , which you shall proclaim as holy convocations , are My appointed times.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:2:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of Leviticus 23:2, so the Hebrew word יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yisrael) 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.23.2.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.2.W3.S1) and character.