Numbers 13:2:8Num.13.2.W8TAB

לִבְנֵ֣י

livnei

to the children of

Transliteration
liv-NEI
Extended
leev-NEI
IPA
/livˈneː/

Meaning by language

English
to the children of

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Result
לִבְ + נֵ֣י
liv + nei
livnei

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

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Word in context

  1. word

    liv-NEI

  2. phraseyour reading level

    liv-NEI yis-ra-EL

  3. clause

    she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM ve-ya-TU-ru ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN a-SHER-a-NEE no-TEN liv-NEI yis-ra-EL

  4. sentence

    she-LAKH-le-KHA a-na-SHIM ve-ya-TU-ru ET-e-RETZ ke-na-AN a-SHER-a-NEE no-TEN liv-NEI yis-ra-EL ISH e-KHAD ISH e-KHAD le-ma-TEH a-vo-TAV tish-la-KHU KOL na-SI va-HEM

Exegesis

The participle noten {נֹתֵ֖ן | nōṯēn} ‘giving’ describes a continuous divine gift to livnei yisrael {לִבְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | livnê yiśrāʾēl}, emphasizing covenant promise.

Root and etymology

b-n-ybet–nun–yod

sons of

In contextNumbers 13:2

Send for yourself men that they may explore the land of Canaan, which I am giving to the sons of Israel. From each tribe of his fathers you shall send one man, every one a leader among them.

About this coordinate

Numbers 13:2:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 13:2, so the Hebrew word לִבְנֵ֣י (livnei) 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.13.2.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.2.W8.S1) and character.