Numbers 13:33:4Num.13.33.W4TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
benei
“sons of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEE
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
Meaning by language
- English
- sons of
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI a-NAK
- clause
ve-SHAM ra-I-nu ET-han-ne-fi-LIM be-NEI a-NAK min-han-ne-fi-LIM
- sentence
ve-SHAM ra-I-nu ET-han-ne-fi-LIM be-NEI a-NAK min-han-ne-fi-LIM va-ne-HI be-ei-NEI-nu ka-kha-ga-VIM ve-KEN ha-YI-nu be-ei-NEI-hem
Exegesis
The construct phrase bənê ʿănāq {בְּנֵי עֲנָק | bə-nê ʿă-nāq} ‘sons of Anak’ expresses lineage, further clarified by min hannefilim {מִן־הַנְּפִילִים | min han-nə-pî-lîm} ‘from the Nephilim’.
Root and etymology
b-n-ybet–nun–yod
“sons of”
In context — Numbers 13:33
And there we saw the Nephilim , the sons of Anak who were of the Nephilim; and we were in our own eyes like grasshoppers , and so we were in their eyes.
About this coordinate
Numbers 13:33:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Numbers 13:33, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֥י (benei) 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.13.33.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.13.33.W4.S1) and character.