Numbers 14:5:8Num.14.5.W8TAB
בְּנֵ֥י
benei
“the children of”
- Transliteration
- be-NEI
- Extended
- beh-NEH
- IPA
- /bəˈneː/
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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Word in context
- word
be-NEI
- phraseyour reading level
be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- clause
lif-NEI kol-ke-HAL a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL
- sentence
va-yi-POL mo-SHEH ve-a-ha-RON al-pe-NEI-hem lif-NEI kol-ke-HAL a-DAT be-NEI yis-ra-EL
Exegesis
The preposition līpnê {לִפְנֵ֕י | līpnê} ‘before’ introduces the participants kol-qəhāl ʿăḏat bənê Yiśrāʾēl {כָּל־קְהַ֥ל עֲדַ֖ת בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | kol-qəhāl ʿăḏat bənê yiśrāʾēl} ‘the whole assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel’. The English mirrors the Hebrew’s nested construct genitives with nested modifiers, preserving hierarchical emphasis and communal scope.
In context — Numbers 14:5
Then Moses and Aaron fell upon their faces before all the assembly of the congregation of the sons of Israel.
About this coordinate
Numbers 14:5:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of Numbers 14:5, 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.14.5.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (Num.14.5.W8.S1) and character.