Nehemiah 13:25:12Neh.13.25.W12TAB

לִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם

livnehem

to their sons

Transliteration
liv-ne-HEM
Extended
lihv-neh-HEHM
IPA
/liv.neːˈhɛm/

Meaning by language

English
to their sons

Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it

Result
לִבְ + נֵי + הֶ֔ם
liv + ne + hem
livnehem

Alphabet Analysis

Lamedl as in law
Hireq'ee' as in machine
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh
Shevasilent sheva — no sound; closes the syllable
Nunn as in new
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Yody as in yes; marks long ī
Heh as in house; silent at word end
Segholshort 'eh' as in met
Mem Sofitfinal form of Mem — at word end

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Word in context

  1. word

    liv-ne-HEM

  2. clause

    va-ash-bi-EEM be-lo-HIM im-tit-NU ve-no-TE-khem liv-ne-HEM ve-im-tis-U mib-be-no-te-HEM liv-ne-KHEM ve-la-KHEM

  3. sentence

    va-A-riv i-MAM va-a-kal-LEM va-a-KKE me-HEM a-na-SHIM va-em-re-TEM va-ash-bi-EEM be-lo-HIM im-tit-NU ve-no-TE-khem liv-ne-HEM ve-im-tis-U mib-be-no-te-HEM liv-ne-KHEM ve-la-KHEM

In contextNehemiah 13:25

And I contended with them and cursed them, and I struck some of the men and pulled out their hair , and made them swear by God , “You shall not give your daughters to their sons, nor shall you take any of their daughters for your sons or for yourselves.”

About this coordinate

Nehemiah 13:25:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Nehemiah 13:25, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵיהֶ֔ם (livnehem) 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 Neh.13.25.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Neh.13.25.W12.S1) and character.