Leviticus 23:44:5Lev.23.44.W5TAB
אֶל־בְּנֵ֖י
elbenee
“to the sons of”
- Transliteration
- el-be-NEE
- Extended
- ehl-beh-NEE
- 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
el-be-NEE
- clause
el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER mo-SHEH et-mo-a-DEE Ye-ho-VAH el-be-NEE yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el benei Yisrael {אֶל־בְּנֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | ʾel bənē yiśrāʾēl} identifies the recipients. The word order—verb, subject, object marker, object, recipient phrase—emphasizes Moses’ role as mediator of divine instruction.
In context — Leviticus 23:44
And Moses spoke the appointed times of the LORD to the children of Israel.
About this coordinate
Leviticus 23:44:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Leviticus 23:44, so the Hebrew word אֶל־בְּנֵ֖י (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.23.44.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Lev.23.44.W5.S1) and character.