Leviticus 23:24:2Lev.23.24.W2TAB
אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י
elbenee
“to the sons”
- Transliteration
- el-be-NEE
- Extended
- el-be-NEE
- IPA
- /ʔel.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| 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
el-be-NEE
- phraseyour reading level
el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL leh-MOR
- sentence
da-BER el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL leh-MOR ba-KHO-desh hah-she-vee-EE be-e-KHAD la-KHO-desh yih-YE la-KHEM sha-ba-TON zikh-RON teh-roo-AH mik-ra-KOH-desh
Exegesis
The verse begins with dabbēr {דַּבֵּ֛ר | dabbēr} ‘speak’, framing an imperative divine address, followed by the construct chain ʿel bənē Yiśrāʾēl {אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | ʿel bənē Yiśrāʾēl} ‘to the sons of Israel’.
In context — Leviticus 23:24
Speak to the sons of Israel and say: In the seventh month, on the first of the month, there shall be for you a sabbath observance, a memorial of trumpet blast, and a holy convocation .
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:24:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 23:24, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י (elbenee) 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.23.24.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.24.W2.S1) and character.