Numbers 1:2:4Num.1.2.W4TAB
בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
beneiyisrael
“of the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yis-rah-EL
- IPA
- /bəneː-jisraˈʔeːl/
Meaning by language
- English
- of the children of Israel
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| 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
be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- phraseyour reading level
KOL-A-daht be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
se-U ET-ROSH KOL-A-daht be-NEI-yis-ra-EL le-mish-pe-KHO-tam le-VEIT a-vo-TAM
- sentence
se-U ET-ROSH KOL-A-daht be-NEI-yis-ra-EL le-mish-pe-KHO-tam le-VEIT a-vo-TAM be-mis-PAR she-MOT KOL-za-KHAR le-gul-ge-lo-TAM
Exegesis
The compound construct kol-adat-bene-yisrael {כָּל־עֲדַת-בְּנֵֽי-יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | kol-ʿă·dat-bᵉnê-yiśrāʾēl} denotes the entire congregation of Israel through a nested nominal relationship.
In context — Numbers 1:2
Lift up the head of all the congregation of the sons of Israel, by their clans, by the house of their fathers, by the number of names, every male, individually by their heads .
About this coordinate
Numbers 1:2:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 1:2, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (beneiyisrael) 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 Num.1.2.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.1.2.W4.S1) and character.