Numbers 14:39:5Num.14.39.W5TAB
אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י
elkolbenei
“to all the sons”
- Transliteration
- el-KOL-be-NEI
- Extended
- EHL-KAHL-beh-NEI
- IPA
- /ʔɛl.kol.bəˈnej/
Meaning by language
- English
- to all the sons
Hebrew · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Aleph | silent — a glottal stop; holds vowel points | |
| Seghol | short 'eh' as in met | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| Kaf | k with dagesh; kh without | |
| Qamets | long 'ah' | |
| Lamed | l as in law | |
| 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
el-KOL-be-NEI
- clause
va-ye-da-BER mo-SHEH et-had-de-va-REEM ha-E-leh el-KOL-be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-ye-da-BER mo-SHEH et-had-de-va-REEM ha-E-leh el-KOL-be-NEI yis-ra-EL va-yit-ab-be-LU ha-AM me-OD
Exegesis
The prepositional phrase el-kol-benei Yisrael {אֶל־כָּל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾel-kol-bə-nê yi-sra-ʾêl} ‘to all the sons of Israel’ identifies the audience.
Root and etymology
k-l-ḇkaf–lamed–bet
“dog, devoted one”
In context — Numbers 14:39
And Moses spoke these words to all the sons of Israel, and the people mourned greatly.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Numbers 14:39, so the Hebrew word אֶֽל־כָּל־בְּנֵ֖י (elkolbenei) 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.14.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.39.W5.S1) and character.