Numbers 14:2:5Num.14.2.W5TAB
בְּנֵ֣י
benei
“the children of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEI
- IPA
- /bəˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- the children 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 yis-ra-EL
- clause
va-yil-LO-nu al-MO-sheh ve-al-a-ha-RON KOL be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yil-LO-nu al-MO-sheh ve-al-a-ha-RON KOL be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yo-MRU a-le-HEM KOL-ha-e-DAH lu-MAT-nu be-E-retz mits-RA-yim OH ba-mid-BAR ha-ZEH lu-MAT-nu
Exegesis
The subject kol benei Yisrael {כֹּל בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | kôl bə·nê Yiś·rā·ʾēl} stresses the collective identity of the people.
In context — Numbers 14:2
And all the sons of Israel grumbled against Moses and against Aaron, and the whole assembly said to them, “If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had died in this wilderness .”
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:2:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 14:2, so the Hebrew word בְּנֵ֣י (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.14.2.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.2.W5.S1) and character.