Leviticus 23:34:2Lev.23.34.W2TAB
אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י
tothesonsof
“to the sons of”
- Transliteration
- to-the-SONS-of
- Extended
- to-the-SONS-of
- IPA
- /ʔel.bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- to the sons of
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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The word
Word in context
- word
to-the-SONS-of
- phraseyour reading level
to-the-SONS-of yis-ra-EL
- clause
da-BER to-the-SONS-of yis-ra-EL say-ING
- sentence
da-BER to-the-SONS-of yis-ra-EL say-ING on-FIVE TEN DAY of-the-MONTH the-SEV-enth THIS FEAST-of-the the-BOOTHS SEV-en DAYS to-the-LORD
Exegesis
The maqqef-linked construct el-bene Yisrael {אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel bene yiśrāʾēl} ‘to the sons of Israel’ specifies the addressees.
In context — Leviticus 23:34
Speak to the sons of Israel, saying, “On the fifteenth day of this seventh month the Festival of Booths shall be to the LORD for seven days.”
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:34:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of Leviticus 23:34, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בְּנֵ֥י (tothesonsof) 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.23.34.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.34.W2.S1) and character.