Numbers 13:26:6Num.13.26.W6TAB
בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל
beneiyisrael
“of the children of Israel”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- Extended
- beh-NEE-yees-rah-EL
- IPA
- /bɛˈneː.jsɪs.raˈʔeːl/
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
ve-el-KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-ye-le-KHU va-ya-VO-u el-MO-sheh ve-el-a-ha-RON ve-el-KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL el-mid-BAR pa-RAHN ka-de-SHAH
- sentence
va-ye-le-KHU va-ya-VO-u el-MO-sheh ve-el-a-ha-RON ve-el-KOL-a-DAT be-NEI-yis-ra-EL el-mid-BAR pa-RAHN ka-de-SHAH va-ya-shi-VOO o-TAM da-VAR ve-ET-KOL-ha-e-DAH va-yar-UHM et-PRI ha-A-retz
Exegesis
A series of prepositional phrases headed by ʼel {אֶל־ | ʼel} directs the message to Moses {מֹשֶׁה | mōšê}, Aaron {אַהֲרֹן | ʼaharôn}, and the community expressed by kol adāt benei Yisrael {כָּל־עֲדַת־בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ḵāl-ʿăḏat-bᵉnê yiśrāʼēl}, creating an inclusive focus.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“sons of”
In context — Numbers 13:26
And they went and came to Moses and to Aaron and to all the assembly of the sons of Israel, to the wilderness of Paran at Kadesh; and they brought back word to them and to all the congregation, and showed them the fruit of the land.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:26:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of Numbers 13:26, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל (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.13.26.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.26.W6.S1) and character.