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
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Hireq | 'ee' as in machine | |
| Bet | b with dagesh; v without dagesh | |
| Sheva | silent sheva — no sound; closes the 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
liv-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
liv-NEI yis-ra-EL
- 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
- 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 context — Numbers 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.